douroucouli

English

Etymology

From an unidentified South American Indian language, 19th c.

Noun

douroucouli (plural douroucoulis)

A New World monkey of the genus Aotus, which is active at night and has no pinna of the outer ear.

Synonyms

(Aotus): night monkey, owl monkey

Translations

monkey of genus Aotus

Catalan: mona de nit f
Finnish: yöapina
German: Nachtaffe m
Portuguese: macaco-da-noite m

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