sifakaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Malagasy sifaka.

発音

• IPA: /sɪˈfɑːkə/

名詞

sifaka (plural sifakas)

1. Any of several endangered medium-sized lemurs that comprise genus Propithecus.
   • 2000, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, 2nd edition, Academic Press, page 62:

     Sifakas have single births, and infants ride first on their mother's front until they are about 3 months of age, then move to the mother's back, and they usually become totally independent at an age of about 6 months (Jolly 1996).

   • 2008, Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman, Madagascar Wildlife, Bradt Travel Guides, page 53:

     Coquerel's sifaka (P. coquereli) is easily seen in the northwestern regions. Its chestnut-coloured arms and thighs, and piercing yellow eyes, make it particularly handsome. Like all sifakas, the young are born in June and July.

   • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 258:

     Sifakas can jump about ten metres (thirty-three feet) – a little further than the human long-jump world record – which is not bad given that they are less than two foot high.

派生語

• diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
• Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
• white sifaka (= Verreaux's sifaka)
• For more, see Sifaka § Classification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia