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POTTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potto mean? 

POTTO (noun)
  The noun POTTO has 2 senses:

1. arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tailplay

2. a kind of lemurplay

  Familiarity information: POTTO used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POTTO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

honey bear; kinkajou; Potos caudivolvulus; Potos flavus; potto

Hypernyms ("potto" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("potto" is a member of...):

genus Potos; Potos (a genus of Procyonidae)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A kind of lemur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

kinkajou; Perodicticus potto; potto

Hypernyms ("potto" is a kind of...):

lemur (large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails)

Holonyms ("potto" is a member of...):

genus Perodicticus; Perodicticus (a genus of Lorisidae)


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