āˈōd.ēz, -ōˌtēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek aōtos without ears, from a- a- (II) + ōt-, ous ear — more at ear
: a genus of tropical American nocturnal monkeys (family Cebidae) having long nonprehensile tails, projecting lower incisors, and very large eyes and comprising the douroucoulis