name
Meaning 1
A village in North Yorkshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
potto
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpɒtəʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with (UK) -ɒtəʊ
noun
Meaning 2
A small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The kinkajou.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 4
a kind of lemur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kinkajou, Perodicticus potto
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lemur
noun
Meaning 5
arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kinkajou, honey bear, Potos flavus, Potos caudivolvulus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: procyonid
History
Etymology
From a West African language; compare Akan apɔsɔ.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: западноафрикански лемур (zapadnoafrikanski lemur) — small primate
- Chinese Mandarin: 樹熊猴 /树熊猴 (shùxiónghóu) — small primate
- Czech: poto — small primate
- Edo: ẹki — small primate
- Polish: potto — small primate
- Vietnamese: vượn gấu — small primate
- Yoruba: ikì — small primate