douroucouli

English

Black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps)

Etymology

From an unidentified South American Indian language, 19th c.

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.

Synonyms

• (Aotus): night monkey, owl monkey

Translations

monkey of genus Aotus

• Catalan: mona de nit f
• Finnish: yöapina
• German: Nachtaffe m
• Portuguese: macaco-da-noite m