Definition of Indris

1. Noun. Large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn.

Exact synonyms: Indri, Indri Brevicaudatus, Indri Indri
Generic synonyms: Lemur
Group relationships: Genus Indri

Definition of Indris

1. n. Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.

Definition of Indris

1. indri [n] - See also: indri

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indris

indoxylic
indoxyls
indoxyluria
indoyl
indpendent
indraft
indrafts
indraught
indraughts
indrawing
indrawn
indrench
indri
indricothere
indricotheres
indris (current term)
indrises
indriven
indubious
indubitability
indubitable
indubitableness
indubitables
indubitably
induce
induced
induced abortion
induced abortions
induced apnea
induced enzyme

Literary usage of Indris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1872)
"On the Varieties of indris and Propithecus. By Dr. JE GRAY, FRS &c. ... Museum has lately received an adult indris, which, instead of being black with a ..."

2. Mammalia: Their Various Orders and Habits Popularly Illustrated by Typical by Louis Figuier, Guillaume Louis Figuier (1870)
"Genus indris.—The tribe of indris comprises three species, closely allied to each other, and which have become the types of so many different sub-genera. ..."

3. The Geography of Mammals by William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater (1899)
"... and, as a rule, strictly nocturnal . Though allied to the monkeys, they have none of their vivacity and intelligence; FIG. 21.—THE indris. rin ..."

4. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"indris albus, Vinson, Compt. Bend. Iv. p. 829. Hob. Madagascar. Fig. 16. ... The four lower cutting-teeth of the indris occupy about the same space as the ..."

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