[ noun ] large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn <noun.animal>
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 ({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.