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aye-ayes

aye-ayes is the plural of aye-aye.

Meaning of aye-aye

Noun

aye-aye (plural aye-ayes)

  1. The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for their long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
    • The other of these aberrant forms is the cheiromys, or aye-aye, which, from the peculiar form of its two lower front teeth, has been ranged with the Rodentia. In the general character, however, it is essentially a lemur; […]1849, “Order II.—Quadrumana, [from the Latin, quatuor, four, and manus, hand; four-handed.]”, in D[avid] M[eredith] Reese, editor, Elements of Zoology; or, Natural History of Animals. From the Last...

Forms of aye-ayes

alternative formayeayes

Questions about aye-ayes

What is aye-ayes the plural of?
Aye-ayes is the plural of aye-aye.

Words near aye-ayes in the dictionary

  1. aye man
  2. aye, aye
  3. aye, aye, sir
  4. aye-aye
  5. aye-aye, sir
  6. aye-ayes
  7. ayeaye
  8. ayeayes
  9. ayed
  10. ayeeko
  11. ayegreen

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