black-and-white ruffed lemur

noun

A species of ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata, endemic to Madagascar.

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nounblack-and-white ruffed lemur (plural black-and-white ruffed lemurs)

plural black-and-white ruffed lemurs

  1. A species of ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata, endemic to Madagascar.

    Rustling branches and a canopy cacophony – part howl, part screech, part snigger – proclaim the presence of black-and-white ruffed lemurs as visitors enter Ivoloina zoological park in eastern Madagascar.

    2018 February 24, Jonathan Watts, The Guardian
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black-and-white ruffed lemur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-and-white%20ruffed%20lemur

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