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avahi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈvɑː.hiː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

woolly lemur

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a genus of Indriidae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Avahi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mammal genus

History

Etymology

From Malagasy avahy.