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uakari
[ wah-kahr-ee ]
noun
, plural ua·ka·ris.
- any of several medium-sized, tree-dwelling Amazon basin monkeys of the genus Cacajao, the only New World monkeys having a short tail: all are now rare.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of uakari1
1860–65; < Tupi and Guarani uakari
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Example Sentences
The hunter, therefore, when in search of the white uakari, supplies himself with a small quantity of salt.
From Project Gutenberg
Kallolo told us that this species of monkey is known as the white uakari.
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