indri
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A large black, white and brown lemur from Madagascar with a very short tail
- noun
- /ˈɪndri/
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indri
- With its distinctive black, white, and fawn fur, the indri is easy to spot in the trees.
Examples
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The indri is one of the largest lemurs found in Madagascar's rainforests.
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Conservation efforts are underway to protect the indri, which is threatened by habitat loss.
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Another group of femurs includes the indri.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
Indri
vsindri
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9.9
A large lemur from Madagascar with a short tail and thick soft black, white, and light brown fur
is the regular lowercase form in normal use
indris
vsindri
9.9
A large lemur from Madagascar with a short tail and thick black, white, and light brown fur
is the singular form used for one individual
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Indri comes from the Malagasy word indri or indry, which means 'look!'. One popular story says villagers would shout this when they saw the large lemur, so the animal became known by that call.