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The ruffed lemur, Lemur varius.
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1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 240 The Vari is much larger than either of the former [sc. mococo and mongoz]..it has a kind of ruff round the neck, consisting of very long hair.
1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 228 The vari is larger, stronger, and more ferocious than the maucauco.
1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 420/1 The Vari, to which the name of Lemur Macaco has been applied by modern authors, is given by Linnæus as Var[iety] d. of that species.
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