First Known Use: 1763
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potto
noun pot·to \ˈpä-(ˌ)tō\
plural pottos
Definition of POTTO
: any of several African primates (genera Arctocebus and Perodicticus); especially : a nocturnal slow-moving arboreal primate (P. potto) with woolly brownish fur and a vestigial index finger
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Origin of POTTO
perhaps from Wolof pata, a tailless monkey
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