Douroucouli

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Douroucouli \Dou`rou*cou"li\, n. (Zool.)
     A small, nocturnal, South American monkey of the genus
     {Aotus} (formerly {Nyctipithecus trivirgatus}), with large
     owl-like eyes; hence, the common name {owl monkey}. [Written
     also {Durukuli} and {dourikuli}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC ]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Durukuli \Du`ru*ku"li\, n. (Zool.)
     A small, nocturnal, South American monkey of the genus
     {Aotus} (formerly {Nyctipthecus trivirgatus}). The {owl
     monkey}. See {douroucouli}. [Written also {douroucouli}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  douroucouli
       n : nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with
           large eyes and thick fur [syn: {Aotus trivirgatus}]