potto
Translation- potto
- Kinkajou Kin"ka*jou`, n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zo["o]l.) A nocturnal carnivorous mammal ({Cercoleptes caudivolvulus}) of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only representative of a distinct family ({Cercoleptid[ae]}) allied to the raccoons. Called also {potto}, and {honey bear}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Potto — Potto … Wikipédia en Français
Potto — (Perodicticus potto) Systematik Überordnung: Euarchontoglires Ordnung: Primaten (Primates) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Potto — Pot to, n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A nocturnal mammal ({Perodictius potto}) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also {aposoro}, and {bush dog}. (b) The kinkajou. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potto — 1> зоол. западноафриканский лемур, потто (Perodicticus potto) 2> зоол. кинкажу, цепкохвостый медведь (Potos gen.) … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
potto — noun; zool. 1) западноафриканский лемур, потто 2) кинкажу, цепкохвос тый медведь … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Potto — Potto, Halbaffe, so v.w. Galago … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Potto — Taxobox name = PottoMSW3 Groves|pages=123] image width = 277px status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Butynski et al |year=2000|id=16629|title=Perodicticus potto|downloaded=06 May 2006] regnum = Animalia phylum =… … Wikipedia
potto — /pot oh/, n., pl. pottos. 1. any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, esp. P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers. 2. the kinkajou. [1695 1705; < D, said to be < Wolof pata tailless… … Universalium
potto — ˈpɔtəu сущ.; зоол. 1) западноафриканский лемур, потто 2) кинкажу, цепкохвостый медведь (зоология) западноафриканский лемур, потто (Perodicticus potto) (зоология) кинкажу, цепкохвостый медведь (Potos gen.) potto (pl os) западноафриканский лемур,… … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
potto — noun (plural pottos) Etymology: perhaps from Wolof pata, a tailless monkey Date: 1705 any of several African primates (genera Arctocebus and Perodicticus); especially a nocturnal slow moving arboreal primate (P. potto) with woolly brownish fur… … New Collegiate Dictionary
