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