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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Ouakari.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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