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alouatte

alouatte noun: a South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).

Noun

alouatte (plural alouattes)

  1. (archaic) A South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).
    • I understood what he meant, and said, ‘Alouattes are shot every day.’1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter XI, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 91

Forms of alouatte

pluralalouattes

Origin of alouatte

From French alouatte, alouate, from a Cariban language; compare Kari'na arawata, Trió arawata, Wayana alawata, Ye'kwana adawa'ta, Apalaí arauta, Akawaio arawta, Pemon arauta, Macushi arauta. Compare araguato.

Questions about alouatte

What does alouatte mean?
Alouatte means a South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).
What part of speech is alouatte?
Alouatte is a noun.
What is the plural of alouatte?
The plural of alouatte is alouattes.

Words near alouatte in the dictionary

  1. alot
  2. alotta
  3. alotted
  4. alouate
  5. alouates
  6. alouatte
  7. alouattes
  8. alouattine
  9. aloud
  10. Alouette
  11. aloun-aloun

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