Indris \In"dris\, Indri \In"dri\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.
Note: 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |