uakari
English
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A male bald uakari monkey.
Etymology
Both the common name uakari and the genus name Cacajao are believed to have originated from indigenous languages.[1]
Noun
uakari (plural uakaris)
- Any of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.
References
- 2004: Barnett, A. A. The meanings of Cacajao and Uacari: Folk Etymology in Neotropical Primate Taxonomy. Neotropical Primates 12(3): 147-152