UAKARI

uakari

(noun) medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

uakari (plural uakaris)

Any of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.

Source: Wiktionary


Ua*ka"ri, n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Same as Ouakari.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ā€œtheir business venture was doomed from the startā€; ā€œan ill-fated business ventureā€; ā€œan ill-starred romanceā€; ā€œthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā€- W.H.Prescott


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