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ayeaye

ayeaye is the rare form 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 ayeaye

pluralayeayes

Questions about ayeaye

What is ayeaye the rare form of?
Ayeaye is the rare form of aye-aye.

Words near ayeaye in the dictionary

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

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