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Indri

{

In′dris

,

In′dri

, }
Noun.
(Zool.)
Any lemurine animal of the genus
Indris
.
☞ Several species are known, all of them natives of Madagascar, as the diadem indris (
Indris diadema
), which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (
Indris laniger
); and the short-tailed or black indris (
Indris brevicaudatus
), which is black, varied with gray.

Definition 2024

Indri

Indri

See also: indri

German

Noun

Indri m ‎(genitive Indris, plural Indris)

  1. Indri

indri

indri

See also: Indri

English

Noun

indri ‎(plural indris)

  1. One of the largest living lemurs, Indri indri.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ I. Hacking, Was there ever a radical mistranslation? (1981), in Analysis
  2. ↑ Alexander R. Dunkel et al., Giant rabbits, marmosets, and British comedies: etymology of lemur names, part 1, in Lemur News, volume 16 (2011-2012), page 67

Etymology

From Malagasy endira ‎(“the lemur Indri indri”). A common myth asserts that the name comes from the word indry (ˈiɳɖʐʲ) “look! there!” which guides shouted to Pierre Sonnerat upon seeing the animal, and which the French naturalist mistook for its name, but Sonnerat studied indris too closely for this story to be plausible.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪndɹi/

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