Meanings
nounmonito del monte (plural monitos del monte)
plural monitos del monte
- Any of the genus Dromiciops of small marsupials, in the order Microbiotheria, native to Chile and Argentina.
Synonyms: colocolo opossum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the genus Dromiciops of small marsupials, in the order Microbiotheria, native to Chile and Argentina.
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Origin
- Spanishmonito del monte“little monkey of the bush”
- Englishmonito del monte
Borrowed from Spanish monito del monte (“little monkey of the bush”).
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Chinese 南𪕨
- 南𪕨 (nán'ér)Translations
Finnish kolokolo
- kolokoloTranslations
Japanese チロエオポッサム
- チロエオポッサム (Chiroe opossamu)Translations
Russian колоко́ло
- колоко́ло (kolokólo)Translations
Spanish monito del monte
- monito del monteTranslations
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monito del monte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monito%20del%20monte
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“monito del monte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monito%20del%20monte. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monito del monte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monito%20del%20monte.
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