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douroucouli|duːruːˈkuːlɪ|
Also doroucouli, douracouli, douro(u)coli.
[a. S. Amer. Indian name.]
Any of several S. and Central American monkeys of the genus Aotus, characterized by large, staring eyes, long, non-prehensile tails, and nocturnal habits; the night-monkey or owl-monkey.
1842Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. X. 256 The two species of Douroucouli are evidently distinct. 1861Proc. Zool. Soc. 101 The following additions were announced to have been made to the Menagerie... 1 Douroucouli Monkey. 1891Flower & Lydekker Mammals 714 The Douroucoulis. 1894H. O. Forbes Primates I. 166 The Douroucolis. 1897Q. Rev. Oct. 414 The Douracoulis or Night Apes are truly nocturnal animals... The group ranges from Costa Rica and Nicaragua to the south of Paraguay. 1902F. E. Beddard Mammalia 560 The Doroucouli Monkeys. 1929Times 17 May 18 (caption) A pair of douroucolis, or nocturnal owl-faced monkeys, one of the feline, the other of the three-banded species, recently acquired by the Zoo. The douroucoli is native to Guiana, Brazil, and Venezuela. 1964Listener 23 July 123/1 Finnicky small mammals, such as marmosets and douroucoulis. |