"sifaka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈfɑːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sifaka.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sifakas [plural]
Etymology: From Malagasy sifaka. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mg|sifaka}} Malagasy sifaka Head templates: {{en-noun}} sifaka (plural sifakas)
  1. A medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus. Wikipedia link: sifaka Categories (lifeform): Prosimians Derived forms: diademed sifaka Translations (a medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus): 冕狐猴 (miǎnhúhóu) (Chinese Mandarin), sifaka (Finnish), sifaka [masculine] (French), sifaka (Malagasy), sifaca [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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