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1. babakoto, n. View full entry 1884
...The indri, Indri indri. Cf. babacoote...
2. drongo, n. View full entry 1841
...A name originally belonging to a Madagascar bird, Dicrurus (Edolius) forficatus; thence extended to other species of Dicrurus, and in a wide sense to...
3. Hova, n. View full entry 1839
...A member of the dominant race of Madagascar; also, in restricted use, one of the middle class, as distinct from the nobles and the slaves. Also collect....
4. indri, n. View full entry 1839
...A name given to the babacoote a lemurine animal of Madagascar (Indris or Lichanotus brevicaudatus), living in trees, with soft woolly hair, very long hind legs...
5. kirombo, n. View full entry 1891
...The cuckoo-roller, Leptosomus discolor, a large grey or black and brown bird found only in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands....
6. lamba, n.1 View full entry 1729
...A large traditional Madagascan cloak....
7. Malagasy, adj. and n. View full entry 1835
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of Madagascar, its inhabitants, language, or culture....
8. Merina, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1934
...A member of one of the principal peoples of Madagascar. Usu. in pl. with the. Also attrib. or as ...
9. rofia, n. View full entry 1729
...More fully rofia palm, †rofia tree. A palm of the genus Raphia, a raffia palm. Cf. raffia1 and Raphia...
10. sifaka, n. View full entry a1824
...A small arboreal primate belonging to the genus Propithecus of the family Indriidæ, native to Madagascar and distinguished by whitish silky fur with darker patches on the head and limbs,...
11. valiha, n. View full entry ?1866
...A type of zither, typically tubular and traditionally made from bamboo, regarded as the national instrument of Madagascar....
12. vari, n. View full entry 1774
...The ruffed lemur, Lemur varius....
13. vasa, n.2 View full entry 1811
...One or other of several Madagascar parrots belonging to the genus Coracopsis. Usu. attrib....
