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genus Indri

genus Indri

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A group of large lemurs that live in Madagascar
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs ˈɪndri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Indri
  • The genus Indri includes some of the largest living lemurs in Madagascar.

Examples

  • Scientists have studied the vocalizations of the genus Indri to learn more about primate communication.

  • All members of the genus Indri are critically endangered due to habitat loss.

  • The genus Indri includes some of the largest lemurs in Madagascar.

  • Did you know that genus Indri is critically endangered?

  • All members of the genus Indri are critically endangered due to habitat loss.

  • The genus Indri includes some of the largest living lemurs in Madagascar.

  • Scientists have studied the vocalizations of the genus Indri to learn more about primate communication.

Surface Forms

genus Indri singular
genera Indri plural

Morphology

genus + Indri

The phrase 'genus Indri' is compositionally built from 'genus' (a taxonomic rank) and 'Indri' (the lemur), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the taxonomic group containing Indri species. Although somewhat technical, this naming follows standard biological noun-noun composition common across languages, making the meaning directly derivable.

Etymology

Genus Indri gets its name from a local word in Madagascar. One popular story says villagers would shout Indri like 'look!' or 'there it is!' when they saw the big lemur, and early scientists used that local word as the scientific genus name, so today the name is used for this group of large lemurs.