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DOUROUCOULI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does douroucouli mean?
• DOUROUCOULI (noun)
The noun DOUROUCOULI has 1 sense:
1. nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
Familiarity information: DOUROUCOULI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aotus trivirgatus; douroucouli
Hypernyms ("douroucouli" is a kind of...):
New World monkey; platyrrhine; platyrrhinian (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)
Holonyms ("douroucouli" is a member of...):
Aotus; genus Aotus (douroucoulis)
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