"potto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒtəʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-potto.wav Forms: pottos [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒtəʊ Etymology: From a West African language; compare Akan apɔsɔ. Etymology templates: {{cog|ak|apɔsɔ}} Akan apɔsɔ Head templates: {{en-noun}} potto (plural pottos)
  1. A small primate, Perodicticus potto, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa. Categories (lifeform): Procyonids, Prosimians Translations (small primate): западноафрикански лемур (zapadnoafrikanski lemur) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 樹熊猴 (Chinese Mandarin), 树熊猴 (shùxiónghóu) (Chinese Mandarin), poto [masculine] (Czech), ẹki (Edo), potto [masculine] (Polish), vượn gấu (Vietnamese), ikì (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-potto-en-noun-ObREwKdc Disambiguation of Procyonids: 97 3 Disambiguation of Prosimians: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Edo translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Edo translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'small primate': 100 0
  2. (now rare) The kinkajou. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-potto-en-noun-OZkKn7HO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: golden potto, false potto, Martin's false potto (taxonomic: Pseudopotto martini)

Inflected forms

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