[ 'pɒtəʊ ]
(also ~ gibbon )
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a small nocturnal slow-moving primate with a short tail, living in dense vegetation in the tropical forests of Africa. [ Perodicticus ~ .]
Origin
C18: perh. from Guinea dialect
[ 'pɒtəʊ ]
(also ~ gibbon )
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a small nocturnal slow-moving primate with a short tail, living in dense vegetation in the tropical forests of Africa. [ Perodicticus ~ .]
Origin
C18: perh. from Guinea dialect
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004