babakotou

Japanese: babakotou
babakotou

…The name Indri comes from the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814), who, upon encountering this monkey, mistook the locals for the animal's name, saying "Indri" (Look!). The local name is babakotou, etc. It is the largest of the prosimians, with a head and body length of 70 cm. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "babakotou" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インドリの名は,フランスの博物学者ソンヌラPierre Sonnerat(1748‐1814)が,このサルに出会ったとき,現地人が“ごらんなさい”という意味で“インドリ”と叫んだのをこの動物の名と思い込んだことによる。現地名はbabakotouなど。原猿類の中では最大で,頭胴長が70cmある。…

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