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va•ri
(vä rē′, vär′ē),USA pronunciation n.
- Zoology, Mammalsa nocturnal, nesting lemur, Varecia variegata, native to Madagascar, having black and white fur and a mane: an endangered species. Also called ruffed lemur.
- Malagasy vàrika
- 1765–75
'vari' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
nonvariety
- ruffed lemur
- variable
- variance
- varicella
- varicolored
- variegate
- varietal
- variety
- variety meat
- variety store
- variform
- variocoupler
- variola
- variolous
- variometer
- varisized
- vary
- subvariety