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maki|ˈmeɪkɪ, ˈmækɪ| [repr. Malagasy ‘maka, a species of lemur’ (Richardson Malag. Dict. 1885).] The French name of the lemur, formerly current in English. (Cf. macaco2.)
1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1824) II. 160 The maki kind in some measure seems to unite the fox and the monkey. 1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) IX. 785/2 The catta, or ring-tailed maki, inhabits Madagascar and the neighbouring isles. 1839Penny Cycl. XIII. 419/1 The Makis, or Macaucos, properly so called, Lemur. |