Etymology

monito del monte

Today it means: Any of the genus Dromiciops of small marsupials, in the order Microbiotheria, native to Chile and Argentina. Full definition →

Spanish monito del monte
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frommonito del monte“little monkey of the bush”
  2. English todaymonito del monte

Borrowed from Spanish monito del monte (“little monkey of the bush”).

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