indris

2 definitions found

indris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Indris \In"dris\, Indri \In"dri\, n. (Zool.)
     Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: 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.
           [1913 Webster]

indris - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  indris
      n 1: large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky
           fur in black and white and fawn [syn: indri, indris,
           Indri indri, Indri brevicaudatus]