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plural indris
: a large diurnal black-and-white lemur (Indri indri) of Madagascar that is about two feet long with a rudimentary tail
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In fact, indri rhythm can be the same as human rhythm, says Ravignani, who studies bioacoustics at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics.
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Sara Harrison,
Wired,
21 Dec. 2021
The indri's singing sounds like lower and higher howling pitches that pierce through the air.
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Megan Marples,
CNN,
25 Oct. 2021
At first, researchers seized on the connection between the teeth of sloth lemurs and those of a radically different lemur, the indri.
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Carl Zimmer,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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Sara Harrison,
Wired,
21 Dec. 2021
The indri's singing sounds like lower and higher howling pitches that pierce through the air.
—
Megan Marples,
CNN,
25 Oct. 2021
At first, researchers seized on the connection between the teeth of sloth lemurs and those of a radically different lemur, the indri.
—
Carl Zimmer,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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“Indri.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indri. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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