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INDRIIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Indriidae mean? 

INDRIIDAE (noun)
  The noun INDRIIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of Lemuroideaplay

  Familiarity information: INDRIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDRIIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of Lemuroidea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Indriidae; Indriidae

Hypernyms ("Indriidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Indriidae"):

genus Indri (type genus of the Indriidae)

Avahi; genus Avahi (a genus of Indriidae)

Holonyms ("Indriidae" is a member of...):

Lemuroidea; suborder Lemuroidea (Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii)


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