Definition of uakari in English:
uakari
nounPlural uakaris wəˈkɑːri
A short-tailed monkey with a long, coarse coat and a bare red, white, or black face, found in the Amazon rainforest.
Genus Cacajao, family Cebidae: two or three species
Example sentencesExamples
- Red uakari monkeys are rare in zoos, where they are considered to be delicate and difficult to keep alive.
- The red uakari inhabits the rainforest canopy where they feed on leaves, fruit and insects.
- The black uakari is predominantly quadrupedal - walking, running and leaping with great frequency.
- The sakis, bearded sakis, and uakaris belong to the subfamily Pitheciinae and all have long shaggy hair.
- On a research visit to German zoos, he glimpsed his first uakari and saki monkeys, species indigenous to Brazil.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Tupi.