aye-aye

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪˌaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ī′ī′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
aye-aye  (ī′ī′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa nocturnal lemur, Daubentonia madagascariensis, of Madagascar, feeding on insects and fruit, and having rodentlike incisors and long fingers: an endangered species.
  • Malagasy aiay, probably imitative of its cry
  • French
  • 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aye-aye /ˈaɪˌaɪ/ n
  1. a rare nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of Madagascar, Daubentonia madagascariensis, related to the lemurs: family Daubentoniidae. It has long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth adapted for feeding on insect larvae and bamboo pith
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Malagasy aiay, probably of imitative origin
'aye-aye' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Durrell - aye - prosimian

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