Meanings
plural douroucoulis
- Any New World monkey of the genus Aotus, which are active at night and have no pinna of the outer ear.
Muriquis are sometimes called woolly spider monkeys, and night monkeys are also known as owl monkeys or douroucoulis.
2024, World Book Inc., The World Book Encyclopedia 2025: Volume 13, page 726Synonyms: night monkey, owl monkey
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny New World monkey of the genus Aotus, which are active at night and have no pinna of the outer ear.
More synonyms by meaning
nounnocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
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Origin
From an unidentified South American Indian language, 19th c.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan mona de nit
- mona de nitmonkey of genus Aotus
Finnish yöapina
- yöapinamonkey of genus Aotus
German Nachtaffe
- Nachtaffemonkey of genus Aotus
Portuguese macaco-da-noite
- macaco-da-noitemonkey of genus Aotus
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