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sifaka

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sifaka [sɪˈfɑːkə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two large rare arboreal lemuroid primates, Propithecus diadema or P. verreauxi, of Madagascar, having long strikingly patterned or coloured fur: family Indriidae
[from Malagasy]
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