potto

[ pot-oh ]

/ ˈpɒt oʊ /

noun, plural pot·tos.

a small arboreal mammal, Perodictus potto, in the loris family, similar in appearance and behavior to the kinkajou and olingo: classified as the sole species in its genus, but its subspecies are significantly varied.

Origin of potto

First recorded in 1760–70; from a Niger-Congo language, perhaps Wolof pata “tailless monkey,” or Twi apɔsɔ “fierce monkeylike animal”

Words nearby potto

potter wasp, pottery, potting shed, potting soil, pottle, potto, Pott's abscess, Pott's disease, Pott's fracture, Potts' operation, Pottstown

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Example sentences from the Web for potto

The missing forefinger to the hand of the potto would appear at first sight to have been lost by some such mishap.
Evolution, Old & New|Samuel Butler
Potto Jumbo especially was heartily amused, and lay back on the grass shaking his sides with laughter.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
He tink too he count on Potto Jumbo, but he make one big mistake.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
I had not forgotten either the remarks Potto Jumbo had made about the Lascars.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston

The colour of both genera is a reddish grey, redder in the Potto.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for potto

potto

/ (ˈpɒtəʊ) /

noun plural -tos

a short-tailed prosimian primate, Perodicticus potto, having vertebral spines protruding through the skin in the neck region, native to tropical forests in West and Central Africa: family Lorisidae

golden potto another name for angwantibo

another name for kinkajou

Word Origin for potto

C18: of West African origin; compare Wolof pata type of tail-less monkey

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单词	potto
释义	potto [ pot-oh ] / ˈpɒt oʊ / noun, plural pot·tos. a small arboreal mammal, Perodictus potto, in the loris family, similar in appearance and behavior to the kinkajou and olingo: classified as the sole species in its genus, but its subspecies are significantly varied. See also strepsirrhine. Origin of potto First recorded in 1760–70; from a Niger-Congo language, perhaps Wolof pata “tailless monkey,” or Twi apɔsɔ “fierce monkeylike animal” Words nearby potto potter wasp, pottery, potting shed, potting soil, pottle, potto, Pott's abscess, Pott's disease, Pott's fracture, Potts' operation, Pottstown Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for potto The missing forefinger to the hand of the potto would appear at first sight to have been lost by some such mishap. Evolution, Old & New\|Samuel Butler Potto Jumbo especially was heartily amused, and lay back on the grass shaking his sides with laughter. In the Eastern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston He tink too he count on Potto Jumbo, but he make one big mistake. In the Eastern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston I had not forgotten either the remarks Potto Jumbo had made about the Lascars. In the Eastern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston The colour of both genera is a reddish grey, redder in the Potto. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard British Dictionary definitions for potto potto / (ˈpɒtəʊ) / noun plural -tos a short-tailed prosimian primate, Perodicticus potto, having vertebral spines protruding through the skin in the neck region, native to tropical forests in West and Central Africa: family Lorisidae golden potto another name for angwantibo another name for kinkajou Word Origin for potto C18: of West African origin; compare Wolof pata type of tail-less monkey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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