| 单词 | douroucouli monkey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdouroucouli monkey Any of the nocturnal monkeys comprising the genus Aotus, which are native to tropical South and Central America and have large eyes, black and white facial markings, and long, non-prehensile tails. More fully douroucouli monkey.Also called night monkey, 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 1821 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. V. 406 We had..in our canoe seven parrots, two manakins..and eight monkeys, namely two ateles, two titis, one viudita, two douroucoulis [Fr. Douroucoulis] or nocturnal monkeys, and the cacajao with a short tail. 1842 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 10 256 The two species of Douroucouli are evidently distinct. 1861 Proc. Zool. Soc. 101 The following additions were announced to have been made to the Menagerie... 1 Douroucouli Monkey. 1902 F. E. Beddard in Cambr. Nat. Hist. X. 560 Nyctipithecus, the Doroucouli Monkeys, is a genus of somewhat Lemurine appearance, caused by their large eyes. 1964 Listener 23 July 123/1 Finnicky small mammals, such as marmosets and douroucoulis. 1997 B. Sleeper Primates 153/1 Dourocouli live in monogamous family groups of a mated pair and their one to three young. 2007 A. Young Night Creatures ii. 10 The douroucouli, or night monkey, searches for food at night to avoid the larger, more aggressive monkeys that are active during the day. < as lemmas |
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