a monkey of the genus Cacajao with a bald red face and long reddish fur, found in the north-western Amazon basin
uakari in American English
(wɑːˈkɑːri)
nounWord forms: plural-ris
any of several medium-sized, tree-dwelling Amazon basin monkeys of the genus Cacajao, the only New World monkeys having a short tail: all are now rare
Word origin
[1860–65; ‹ Tupi and Guarani uakari]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, institutionalism, mutualism, prep