potto

pot·to

P0485100 (pŏt′ō)n. pl. pot·tos Any of several small nocturnal insect-eating African primates of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, having a pointed snout, large eyes and ears, a stumplike index finger, and a very short tail.

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[Of Niger-Congo origin; perhaps akin to Wolof pata, a tailless monkey, or Akan (Twi) apɔsɔ, a fierce monkeylike animal.]

potto

(ˈpɒtəʊ) n, pl -tos1. (Animals) 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 Lorisidae2. (Animals) golden potto another name for angwantibo3. (Animals) another name for kinkajou[C18: of West African origin; compare Wolof pata type of tail-less monkey]

pot•to

(ˈpɒt oʊ)

n., pl. -tos. 1. any of several lorislike African prosimians of the genus Perodicticus, esp. P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers. 2. kinkajou. [1695–1705; < Dutch, said to be < Wolof pata tailless monkey]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	potto - arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tailhoney bear, kinkajou, Potos caudivolvulus, Potos flavusprocyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammalsgenus Potos, Potos - a genus of Procyonidae
	2.	potto - a kind of lemur Perodicticus potto, kinkajoulemur - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tailsgenus Perodicticus, Perodicticus - a genus of Lorisidae