potton.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑdoʊ/

Inflections: Plural pottos.

Forms: 1700s poto, 1700s– potto.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from a West African language.

Etymology: Apparently < a West African language (see quot. 1705); compare Akan apɔsɔ . See further J. Platt 1905, in Notes & Queries 10th ser. 4 286. Sense 2 is either a different word independently borrowed < a Caribbean language, or perhaps the result of confusion; compare French †poto (1776 in G. Buffon Hist. nat. (Suppl.) III. 251, where it is reported as a local word), and also scientific Latin Potos, genus name of the kinkajou (E. Geoffroy St-Hilaire & G. Cuvier 1795, in Magasin encyclopédique 2 187).With sense 1a compare the following earlier attestation of the name in a local language:1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xiv. 250 A Creature, by the Negroes called Potto [Du. een beest, 'tgeen by de negers de naem van potto draegt], but known to us by the Name of Sluggard.

a. A small, nocturnal, slow-moving primate with a short tail, Perodicticus potto (family Lorisidae), found in tropical African forests where it climbs in dense vegetation. Also Bosman's potto, potto lemur.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Lorisidae > genus Perodicticus (potto)

potto1763

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. 322 There is another animal of this kind in Africa, which upon the coast of Guinea is called a Potto.

1862 J. Richardson Museum Nat. Hist. I. 44 The potto is a native of the forests of the coast of Guinea, especially about Sierra Leone.

1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. 405 In the Potto the submaxillary ducts open in the usual position, upon the free margin of the sublingual.

1901 Q. Rev. July 18 That most typical West African creature, the potto lemur.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 28 May 12/1 To a weird-looking and nocturnal creature with the eyes of a cat and the body of a tailless monkey the name of ‘Bosman's Potto’ has been given.

1954 Life 19 Apr. 56/2 The phlegmatic potto, a member of the lemur family, has made a name for itself because of its powerful grip.

1990 D. Morris Animalwatching 36 When the slow-moving potto is approached by an enemy, it curls up into a tight ball, clings on to its branch and lowers its head between its legs so that the back of its spiky neck is thrust towards the predator.

b. In full Calabar potto, golden potto. = angwantibo n.Formerly sometimes placed in the genus Perodicticus. The Calabar potto and golden potto are variously treated as subspecies or as distinct species.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Lorisidae > genus Arctocebus (angwantibo)

angwantibo1860

potto1905

1905 Westm. Gaz. 20 Feb. 4/3 The Calabar potto (Arctocebus calabarensis), an example of which is now..to be seen in the Zoological Gardens.

1921 Biometrika 13 365 A mounted specimen of the Calabar potto.

1955 F. Bourlière Mammals of World ii. 62 The Angwantibo or Golden Potto.

1969 Science 21 Nov. 990/1 Arctocebus (the golden potto)..may give birth at any time of year.

1985 D. Macdonald Encycl. Mammals I. 337 (caption) Shining eyes of this angwantibo, or Golden potto, reflect the photographer's flash.

2. The kinkajou, Potos flavus, of tropical America and the Caribbean. Formerly also †potto kinkajou. Now rare.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Potos (kinkajou)

heyrat1607

Mexican weasel1771

potto1771

yellow macauco1771

kinkajou1799

honey bear1821

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 139 [Maucauco, Yellow.] Shewn about three years ago in London: its keeper said it came from the mountains of Jamaica, and called it a Potto.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (new ed.) I. 84 This is, perhaps, the only proper place for the singular genus of the Kinkajous or Potto... From the warm parts of America, and from some of the great Antilles, where it is called Potto.

1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 456 The Potto-kinkajou, size of a pole-cat, a pretty looking animal, is occasionally seen.

1862 New Amer. Cycl. (new ed.) XIII. 537/2 The common potto, sometimes called kinkajou.., is about the size of a cat.

1921 Iowa City Press Citizen 24 Sept. 8/2 (caption) Miss Delphine Heyl..and her strange pet—‘Mickey’, a honey-bear, also known as a kinkajou or potto.

2005 R. M. Nowak Walker's Carnivores of World 138/1 Kinkajou,..Confusion sometimes results from the application of the vernacular name ‘potto’ to this species because the same term is used for the African primate Perodicticus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potto
释义	potton. Brit. /ˈpɒtəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpɑdoʊ/ Inflections: Plural pottos. Forms: 1700s poto, 1700s– potto. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from a West African language. Etymology: Apparently < a West African language (see quot. 1705); compare Akan apɔsɔ . See further J. Platt 1905, in Notes & Queries 10th ser. 4 286. Sense 2 is either a different word independently borrowed < a Caribbean language, or perhaps the result of confusion; compare French †poto (1776 in G. Buffon Hist. nat. (Suppl.) III. 251, where it is reported as a local word), and also scientific Latin Potos, genus name of the kinkajou (E. Geoffroy St-Hilaire & G. Cuvier 1795, in Magasin encyclopédique 2 187).With sense 1a compare the following earlier attestation of the name in a local language:1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xiv. 250 A Creature, by the Negroes called Potto [Du. een beest, 'tgeen by de negers de naem van potto draegt], but known to us by the Name of Sluggard. 1. a. A small, nocturnal, slow-moving primate with a short tail, Perodicticus potto (family Lorisidae), found in tropical African forests where it climbs in dense vegetation. Also Bosman's potto, potto lemur. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Lorisidae > genus Perodicticus (potto) potto1763 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. 322 There is another animal of this kind in Africa, which upon the coast of Guinea is called a Potto. 1862 J. Richardson Museum Nat. Hist. I. 44 The potto is a native of the forests of the coast of Guinea, especially about Sierra Leone. 1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. 405 In the Potto the submaxillary ducts open in the usual position, upon the free margin of the sublingual. 1901 Q. Rev. July 18 That most typical West African creature, the potto lemur. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 28 May 12/1 To a weird-looking and nocturnal creature with the eyes of a cat and the body of a tailless monkey the name of ‘Bosman's Potto’ has been given. 1954 Life 19 Apr. 56/2 The phlegmatic potto, a member of the lemur family, has made a name for itself because of its powerful grip. 1990 D. Morris Animalwatching 36 When the slow-moving potto is approached by an enemy, it curls up into a tight ball, clings on to its branch and lowers its head between its legs so that the back of its spiky neck is thrust towards the predator. b. In full Calabar potto, golden potto. = angwantibo n.Formerly sometimes placed in the genus Perodicticus. The Calabar potto and golden potto are variously treated as subspecies or as distinct species. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Lorisidae > genus Arctocebus (angwantibo) angwantibo1860 potto1905 1905 Westm. Gaz. 20 Feb. 4/3 The Calabar potto (Arctocebus calabarensis), an example of which is now..to be seen in the Zoological Gardens. 1921 Biometrika 13 365 A mounted specimen of the Calabar potto. 1955 F. Bourlière Mammals of World ii. 62 The Angwantibo or Golden Potto. 1969 Science 21 Nov. 990/1 Arctocebus (the golden potto)..may give birth at any time of year. 1985 D. Macdonald Encycl. Mammals I. 337 (caption) Shining eyes of this angwantibo, or Golden potto, reflect the photographer's flash. 2. The kinkajou, Potos flavus, of tropical America and the Caribbean. Formerly also †potto kinkajou. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Potos (kinkajou) heyrat1607 Mexican weasel1771 potto1771 yellow macauco1771 kinkajou1799 honey bear1821 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 139 [Maucauco, Yellow.] Shewn about three years ago in London: its keeper said it came from the mountains of Jamaica, and called it a Potto. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (new ed.) I. 84 This is, perhaps, the only proper place for the singular genus of the Kinkajous or Potto... From the warm parts of America, and from some of the great Antilles, where it is called Potto. 1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 456 The Potto-kinkajou, size of a pole-cat, a pretty looking animal, is occasionally seen. 1862 New Amer. Cycl. (new ed.) XIII. 537/2 The common potto, sometimes called kinkajou.., is about the size of a cat. 1921 Iowa City Press Citizen 24 Sept. 8/2 (caption) Miss Delphine Heyl..and her strange pet—‘Mickey’, a honey-bear, also known as a kinkajou or potto. 2005 R. M. Nowak Walker's Carnivores of World 138/1 Kinkajou,..Confusion sometimes results from the application of the vernacular name ‘potto’ to this species because the same term is used for the African primate Perodicticus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1763
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