aye-aye 指猴
aye-aye[ noun ]
nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs
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Aye-aye \Aye"-aye`\, n. [From the native name, prob. from its
cry.] (Zo["o]l.)
A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found
in Madagascar ({Cheiromys Madagascariensis}), remarkable for
its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
- "The people don't want to cut down the forest just because it's there," says Yale University anthropologist Elearnor Sterling, who is studying the aye-aye. "They truly need the wood for firewood or for land for agriculture.