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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOUROUCOULI

DOUROUCOULI Dou `rou *cou "li, n.

 

Defn: See Durukuli.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

douroucouli

dou rou cou li |ˌdo͝orəˈko͞olē ˌdʊrəˈkuli | ▶noun ( pl. douroucoulis ) a large-eyed chiefly nocturnal monkey found in South America. Also called night monkey, owl monkey. [Genus Aotus, family Cebidae: two or more species. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably a South American Indian name.

 

Oxford Dictionary

douroucouli

douroucouli |ˌdʊərʊˈkuːli | ▶noun ( pl. douroucoulis ) a large-eyed chiefly nocturnal monkey found in South America. Also called night monkey, owl monkey. ●Genus Aotus, family Cebidae: two or more species. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably a South American Indian name.