aye-aye
[ ahy-ahy ]
/ ˈaɪˌaɪ /
noun
a nocturnal lemur, Daubentonia madagascariensis, of Madagascar, feeding on insects and fruit, and having rodentlike incisors and long fingers: an endangered species.
Origin of aye-aye
1775–85; < French < Malagasy
aiay, probably imitative of its cry
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British Dictionary definitions for aye-aye
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