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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪˌaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ī′ī′)

aye-aye (ī′ī′),USA pronunciation n.

Mammalsa nocturnal lemur, Daubentonia madagascariensis, of Madagascar, feeding on insects and fruit, and having rodentlike incisors and long fingers: an endangered species.

Malagasy aiay, probably imitative of its cry
French
1775–85

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aye-aye /ˈaɪˌaɪ/ n

a rare nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of Madagascar, Daubentonia madagascariensis, related to the lemurs: family Daubentoniidae. It has long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth adapted for feeding on insect larvae and bamboo pith

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Malagasy aiay, probably of imitative origin

'aye-aye' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Durrell - aye - prosimian

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