Äy̆e'-äy̆e, n.

noun

n. (Zoöl.) A singular nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), resembling the sloth in its habits, but classed by some naturalists with the monkey tribe, from the hand-like structure of its hinder feet. It is about the size of a hare, and is called aye-aye by the natives from its peculiar cry.

An aye-aye sits on a branch and reaches toward a plant with its long fingers. — Aye-aye.