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GENUS AOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Aotus mean?
• GENUS AOTUS (noun)
The noun GENUS AOTUS has 1 sense:
1. douroucoulis
Familiarity information: GENUS AOTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Douroucoulis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aotus; genus Aotus
Hypernyms ("genus Aotus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Aotus"):
Aotus trivirgatus; douroucouli (nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur)
Holonyms ("genus Aotus" is a member of...):
Cebidae; family Cebidae (all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins)
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