VA'RI, noun In zoology, a species of quadruped, the maucauco or Lemur catta of Linne, having its tail marked with rings of black and white; a native of Madagascar. The vari of Buffon is the black maucauco, Latin macaco of Linne, with the neck bearded, like a ruff.
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