"douroucouli" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: douroucoulis [plural]
Etymology: From an unidentified South American Indian language, 19th c. Head templates: {{en-noun}} douroucouli (plural douroucoulis)
  1. A New World monkey of the genus Aotus, which is active at night and has no pinna of the outer ear. Wikipedia link: douroucouli Categories (lifeform): New World monkeys Synonyms (Aotus): night monkey, owl monkey Translations (monkey of genus Aotus): mona de nit [feminine] (Catalan), yöapina (Finnish), Nachtaffe [masculine] (German), macaco-da-noite [masculine] (Portuguese)

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