indris Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
    Indri brevicaudatus; indri; Indri indri.

WordNet


In"dris, In"dri noun (Also<
  • Indris
  • Indri
)
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris. ✍ 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.

Webster 1913