| 单词 | night monkey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight monkey night monkey n. any of several nocturnal monkeys of the Central and South American genus Aotus (family Cebidae), which have large eyes and black and white facial markings; also called douroucouli, 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 1877 J. B. Holder Hist. Amer. Fauna in J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. III. p. xvii/1 The Douroucouli (Nyctipithecus trivirgatus)—The term Nyctipithecus in this group refers to their nocturnal habits, meaning literally, Night-Monkey. 1896 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates I. 152 The Night-Monkeys are small and elegant animals covered with long hair. 1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) iv. v. 161/1 Many nocturnal primates—such as lemurs, lorises, bushbabies and night monkeys—have dark eye-mask patterns. < as lemmas |
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