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Potto
The
potto (
Perodicticus potto) is a
strepsirrhine primate of the family
Lorisidae. It is the only species in genus
Perodicticus. It is also known as
Bosman's potto, after
Willem Bosman who described the species in 1704, and in some English-speaking parts of
Africa, it is called a "softly-softly".
potto
Noun
1. arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
(synonym) kinkajou, honey bear, Potos flavus, Potos caudivolvulus
(hypernym) procyonid
(member-holonym) Potos, genus Potos
2. a kind of lemur
(synonym) kinkajou, Perodicticus potto
(hypernym) lemur
(member-holonym) Perodicticus, genus Perodicticus
potto
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potto
Potto
(n.)
The kinkajou.
(n.)
A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also aposoro, and bush dog.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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