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Meaning of INDRIS

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 Definition: [n]  large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
 
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 Synonyms: indri, Indri brevicaudatus, Indri indri
 
 See Also: genus Indri, lemur

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In"dris\, Indri \In"dri\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any lemurine animal of the genus {Indris}.
Note: Several species are known, all of them natives of
      Madagascar, as the diadem indris ({I. diadema}), which
      has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris
      ({I. laniger}); and the short-tailed or black indris
      ({I. brevicaudatus}), which is black, varied with gray.
 
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