ワオキツネザル

Japanese

Etymology

From 輪 (wa, “ring”) +‎ 尾 (o, “tail”) +‎ 狐猿 (kitsunezaru, “lemur”). The saru reading for 猿 changes to zaru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

ワオキツネザル • (wao kitsunezaru) 

  1. a ring-tailed lemur
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