Thesaurus: potto

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1. n. A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also aposoro, and bush dog.
2. n. The kinkajou.
3. n. arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
4. n. a kind of gray-brown lemur (Perodicticus potto)
5. (a) A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also aposoro, and bush dog. (b) The kinkajou. POTT'S DISEASE Pott's" dis*ease". (Med.) Caries of the vertebræ, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon. Pott's fracture, a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. Dunglison.
6. Caries of the vertebræ, frequently resulting in curvature ofthe spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named fromPercival Pott, an English surgeon. Pott's fracture, a fracture of thelower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. Dunglison.
7. n arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail n a kind of lemur