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}]
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]