sifaka

/ (sɪˈfɑːkə) /

noun

either of two large rare arboreal lemuroid primates, Propithecus diadema or P. verreauxi, of Madagascar, having long strikingly patterned or coloured fur: family Indriidae

Nearby words

sievers, sievert, sieyès, sieyès, emmanuel joseph, sif, sifaka, sifnos, sift, sifter, siftings, sig

Word Origin for sifaka

from Malagasy

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