Local farmers will kill aye-ayes to protect their crops; aye-aye poaching is another major issue. However, there is no direct evidence to suggest aye-ayes pose any legitimate threat to crops and therefore are killed based on superstition.
aye (third-person singular simple present ayes, present participle ayeing or (now nonstandard) aying, simple past and past participle ayed) To respond with an "aye". quotations
Define aye. aye synonyms, aye pronunciation, aye translation, English dictionary definition of aye. also ay n. An affirmative vote or voter: The ayes outnumber the nays on this issue. adv. Yes; yea: voted aye on the appropriations bill. also ay adv....
AYE definition: 1. another word for "yes": 2. a way of saying that you accept and will follow an instruction…. Learn more.
Labour's amendment went through to loud shouts of "aye" without a formal vote, after the government said it would not take part in protest. “I ask to be recorded as voting in person on the three nominees considered earlier, Mr. Chairman, and I vote aye now,” she said.
Nautical. aye, aye: expressing compliance with an order. In later use frequently in humorous imitation of nautical language.
aye, adv.² & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Definition of aye exclamation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.