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单词 indri
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Definition of indri in English:

indri

nounPlural indris ˈɪndriˈindrē
  • A large, short-tailed Madagascan lemur which jumps from tree to tree in an upright position and rarely comes to the ground.

    Indri indri, family Indriidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The loud call of the indri is produced by a laryngeal air sac.
    • In the early 1900's, the indri was so common that one traveler reported that no one could travel from Tamatave to Antanarivo without often hearing its cries.
    • By contrast, not only did indris do much less scent marking in general, but also, during all my hours of observation, I never saw a single instance of overmarking.
    • Previous research on the brains of these animals had shown that indris have a much smaller olfactory bulb than do other lemurs.
    • The largest of the living lemurs are called indris and sifakas.
    • They range in size from the 2.5-inch pygmy mouse lemur (the world's smallest primate) to the indri, which is the size of a small child.
    • There are no reports of an outside indri coming into a territory to steal another's mate.
    • Groups of indris communicate with mournful and distinctive howls.
    • From October to December the indri will stay in the lower levels of the canopy to avoid horseflies.
    • The indris are the largest in size, reaching about four feet from head to toe and weighing up to 29 pounds.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Malagasy indry! 'behold!' or indry izy! 'there he is!', mistaken for its name. The Malagasy name is babakoto.

 
 

Definition of indri in US English:

indri

nounˈindrē
  • A large, short-tailed Madagascan lemur which jumps from tree to tree in an upright position and rarely comes to the ground.

    Indri indri, family Indriidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the early 1900's, the indri was so common that one traveler reported that no one could travel from Tamatave to Antanarivo without often hearing its cries.
    • Groups of indris communicate with mournful and distinctive howls.
    • The indris are the largest in size, reaching about four feet from head to toe and weighing up to 29 pounds.
    • From October to December the indri will stay in the lower levels of the canopy to avoid horseflies.
    • There are no reports of an outside indri coming into a territory to steal another's mate.
    • They range in size from the 2.5-inch pygmy mouse lemur (the world's smallest primate) to the indri, which is the size of a small child.
    • The loud call of the indri is produced by a laryngeal air sac.
    • The largest of the living lemurs are called indris and sifakas.
    • By contrast, not only did indris do much less scent marking in general, but also, during all my hours of observation, I never saw a single instance of overmarking.
    • Previous research on the brains of these animals had shown that indris have a much smaller olfactory bulb than do other lemurs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Malagasy indry! ‘behold!’ or indry izy! ‘there he is!’, mistaken for its name. The Malagasy name is babakoto.

 
 
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