potto
/ˈpɒtəʊ/
potto noun: a small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.
Noun
potto (plural pottos)
- A small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.
- The forest hangs round them like a theater curtain, mist rising from the water, half-drowned things – jackals, monkeys, pottos, bushpigs – wading along with them, looking dazed and bearish.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 147
- The kinkajou.
Proper noun capitalized: Potto
Potto
- A village in North Yorkshire.
potto meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
potto in Tamil
- மாந்தக்குரங்கு
potto in Vietnamese
- small primate
- vượn gấu
Forms of potto
| plural | pottos |
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Origin of potto
From a West African language; compare Akan apɔsɔ.
Words formed from potto
- golden potto
- false potto
- Martin's false potto
Questions about potto
- What does potto mean?
- Potto means a small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.
- What is potto in Tamil?
- Potto in Tamil is மாந்தக்குரங்கு. See Potto meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is potto?
- Potto can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce potto?
- Potto is pronounced /ˈpɒtəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of potto?
- The plural of potto is pottos.
Words near potto in the dictionary
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