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araguato

araguato noun: a South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).

Noun

araguato (plural araguatos)

  1. A South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).

Forms of araguato

pluralaraguatos

Origin of araguato

From or cognate to French araguate (whence the rare older English spelling araguate), likely from Cariban; compare Kari'na arawata and the other cognates listed at alouatte. The Century Dictionary suggests a possible relation to guariba and/or araba (an obsolete word for a howler monkey of the genus Mycetes). On the other hand, Merriam-Webster attributes it to Cariban.

Questions about araguato

What does araguato mean?
Araguato means a South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).
What part of speech is araguato?
Araguato is a noun.
What is the plural of araguato?
The plural of araguato is araguatos.

Words near araguato in the dictionary

  1. Araguaia
  2. Araguaian river dolphin
  3. araguanay
  4. araguaney
  5. araguaneys
  6. araguato
  7. araguatos
  8. Aragvi
  9. Aragón
  10. arahant
  11. arahanthood

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