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  • 101For aye — Aye Aye, Ay Ay, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?, ?. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.] Always; ever;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 102aye-aye shepherd's pie!, aye-aye Popeye! — exclamation British these joky expressions of agreement or compliance originated among primary and junior schoolchildren, but during the early 1990s were adopted as catch phrases by adults, particularly those working in advertising, the media and …

    Contemporary slang

  • 103aye-aye — noun Etymology: French, from Malagasy aiay Date: circa 1781 a small primitive nocturnal forest dwelling primate (Daubentonia madagascariensis) of northern Madagascar that has a round head, large eyes and ears, and long thin fingers …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 104aye-aye — noun A singular nocturnal quadruped, of the family Daubentoniidae, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent like incisor teeth …

    Wiktionary

  • 105aye-aye — ► masculino ZOOLOGÍA Primate lemuroideo (Dau bentonia madagascariensis). Presenta algunos caracteres que le acercan a los roedores. Sus manos tienen los dedos largos y delgados, todos presentan uñas arqueadas, excepto el pulgar que es oponible y… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 106aye-aye — (entrée créée par le supplément) (a ye a ye) s. m. Mammifère singulier de Madagascar ; le nom scientifique est chiromys ; c est une espèce de paresseux …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 107AYE-AYE —    a lemur found in the woods of Madagascar …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 108aye-aye — a·ye à·ye s.m.inv. TS zool.com. proscimmia (Daubentonia madagascariensis) della famiglia dei Daubentonidi che vive nelle foreste del Madagascar e si nutre di larve e di insetti {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1875. ETIMO: dal malgascio aiay …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 109aye-aye — nocturnal lemur like animal of Madagascar Unusual Animals …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 110aye-aye — nocturnal four legged creature the resembles a lemur and is native to Northern Madagascar (it is characterized by long fingers, sharp teeth, and a long tail) …

    English contemporary dictionary