potto
/ˈpɒtəʊ/(亦作potto gibbon)
noun
(pl. -os)
1- a small nocturnal slow-moving primate with a short tail, living in dense vegetation in the tropical forests of Africa树熊猴。
1.1
- Perodicticus potto, family Lorisidae, suborder Prosimii.拉丁名Perodicticus potto,懒猴科, 原猴亚目。
词源
early 18th cent.: perhaps from Guinea dialect.