aye-ayen.

/ˈʌɪˌʌɪ/

Etymology: < French aye-aye, < Malagasy ai´ay´ (also dialectally ahay, haihay) ‘supposed to receive its name from its peculiar cry,’ Richardson Malagasy Dict.

Zoology.

A quadrumanous animal ( Cheiromys madagascariensis), nocturnal, squirrel-like, of the size of a cat, found only in Madagascar, where it was first noticed by Sonnerat, c1775; it is classed with the Lemurs, but in many points approaches the Rodentia.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Daubentoniidae (aye-aye)

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1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds (1792) II. 138 Aye-Aye S[quirrel], with broad ears..Inhabits Madagascar..takes its name from its cry.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom III. 86 But one species of the Aye-Aye is known.

1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 30 Aug. 198 The most interesting of recent acquisitions of the Zoological Society, is the Aye-Aye of Madagascar.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	aye-aye
释义	aye-ayen. /ˈʌɪˌʌɪ/ Etymology: < French aye-aye, < Malagasy ai´ay´ (also dialectally ahay, haihay) ‘supposed to receive its name from its peculiar cry,’ Richardson Malagasy Dict. Zoology. A quadrumanous animal ( Cheiromys madagascariensis), nocturnal, squirrel-like, of the size of a cat, found only in Madagascar, where it was first noticed by Sonnerat, c1775; it is classed with the Lemurs, but in many points approaches the Rodentia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Daubentoniidae (aye-aye) aye-aye1781 chiromys- 1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds (1792) II. 138 Aye-Aye S[quirrel], with broad ears..Inhabits Madagascar..takes its name from its cry. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom III. 86 But one species of the Aye-Aye is known. 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 30 Aug. 198 The most interesting of recent acquisitions of the Zoological Society, is the Aye-Aye of Madagascar. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1781
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