potto

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pot′ō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pot•to  (pot′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos. 
  1. Mammalsany of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, esp. P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
  2. Mammalsthe kinkajou.
  • Wolof pata tailless monkey
  • Dutch, said to be
  • 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
potto / ˈpɒtəʊ/ ( -tos)
  1. 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 Lorisidae
  2. another name for kinkajou
Etymology: 18th Century: of West African origin; compare Wolof pata type of tail-less monkey
'potto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kinkajou - prosimian

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