aye-aye
[ ahy-ahy ]
/ ˈaɪˌaɪ /
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noun
an endangered species of omnivorous lemur, Daubentonia madagascariensis, the world’s largest nocturnal primate, having rodentlike incisors and long fingers: its extremely rare foraging technique involves gnawing small holes in trees and extracting grubs with its distinctly thin middle finger.
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Origin of aye-aye
First recorded in 1775–85; from French, from Malagasy aiay, probably imitative of its cry
Words nearby aye-aye
Ayckbourn, Aycliffe, Aydelotte, Aydin, aye, aye-aye, Ayer, Ayers Rock, Ayerza's disease, Ayerza's syndrome, Ayesha
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aye-aye
/ (ˈaɪˌaɪ) /
noun
a rare nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of Madagascar, Daubentonia madagascariensis, related to the lemurs: family Daubentoniidae. It has long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth adapted for feeding on insect larvae and bamboo pith
Word Origin for aye-aye
C18: from French, from Malagasy aiay, probably of imitative origin
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