douroucoulin.

Brit.

/ˌdʊərᵿˈkuːli/,

/ˌduːruːˈkuːli/, U.S.

/ˌdʊrəˈkuli/

Inflections: Plural douroucoulis, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s douracouli, 1800s– dourocouli, 1800s– douroucoli, 1800s– douroucouli, 1900s doroucouli, 1900s dourocoli.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French douroucouli.

Etymology: < French douroucouli (A. v. Humboldt 1810, in a fascicle for A. von Humboldt & A. Bonpland Recueil d'Observations Zoologie & d'Anatomie Comparée I. (1811) 306), apparently < a South American Indian language of the Orinoco region.The name is attributed by Humboldt to the language of the Marabitana people, who are now extinct and have not been clearly identified; they are reported to have been part of a confederacy with Arawak-speaking peoples.

Any of the nocturnal monkeys comprising the genus Aotus, which are native to tropical South and Central America and have large eyes, black and white facial markings, and long, non-prehensile tails. More fully douroucouli monkey.Also called night monkey, owl monkey.

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douroucouli1821

night-ape1863

owl-faced monkey1863

night monkey1877

owl monkey1877

1821 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. V. 406 We had..in our canoe seven parrots, two manakins..and eight monkeys, namely two ateles, two titis, one viudita, two douroucoulis [Fr. Douroucoulis] or nocturnal monkeys, and the cacajao with a short tail.

1842 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 10 256 The two species of Douroucouli are evidently distinct.

1861 Proc. Zool. Soc. 101 The following additions were announced to have been made to the Menagerie... 1 Douroucouli Monkey.

1902 F. E. Beddard in Cambr. Nat. Hist. X. 560 Nyctipithecus, the Doroucouli Monkeys, is a genus of somewhat Lemurine appearance, caused by their large eyes.

1964 Listener 23 July 123/1 Finnicky small mammals, such as marmosets and douroucoulis.

1997 B. Sleeper Primates 153/1 Dourocouli live in monogamous family groups of a mated pair and their one to three young.

2007 A. Young Night Creatures ii. 10 The douroucouli, or night monkey, searches for food at night to avoid the larger, more aggressive monkeys that are active during the day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	douroucouli
释义	douroucoulin. Brit. /ˌdʊərᵿˈkuːli/, /ˌduːruːˈkuːli/, U.S. /ˌdʊrəˈkuli/ Inflections: Plural douroucoulis, unchanged. Forms: 1800s douracouli, 1800s– dourocouli, 1800s– douroucoli, 1800s– douroucouli, 1900s doroucouli, 1900s dourocoli. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French douroucouli. Etymology: < French douroucouli (A. v. Humboldt 1810, in a fascicle for A. von Humboldt & A. Bonpland Recueil d'Observations Zoologie & d'Anatomie Comparée I. (1811) 306), apparently < a South American Indian language of the Orinoco region.The name is attributed by Humboldt to the language of the Marabitana people, who are now extinct and have not been clearly identified; they are reported to have been part of a confederacy with Arawak-speaking peoples. Any of the nocturnal monkeys comprising the genus Aotus, which are native to tropical South and Central America and have large eyes, black and white facial markings, and long, non-prehensile tails. More fully douroucouli monkey.Also called night monkey, owl monkey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > family Cebidae > genus Aotus (night-monkey) douroucouli1821 night-ape1863 owl-faced monkey1863 night monkey1877 owl monkey1877 1821 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. V. 406 We had..in our canoe seven parrots, two manakins..and eight monkeys, namely two ateles, two titis, one viudita, two douroucoulis [Fr. Douroucoulis] or nocturnal monkeys, and the cacajao with a short tail. 1842 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 10 256 The two species of Douroucouli are evidently distinct. 1861 Proc. Zool. Soc. 101 The following additions were announced to have been made to the Menagerie... 1 Douroucouli Monkey. 1902 F. E. Beddard in Cambr. Nat. Hist. X. 560 Nyctipithecus, the Doroucouli Monkeys, is a genus of somewhat Lemurine appearance, caused by their large eyes. 1964 Listener 23 July 123/1 Finnicky small mammals, such as marmosets and douroucoulis. 1997 B. Sleeper Primates 153/1 Dourocouli live in monogamous family groups of a mated pair and their one to three young. 2007 A. Young Night Creatures ii. 10 The douroucouli, or night monkey, searches for food at night to avoid the larger, more aggressive monkeys that are active during the day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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