n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-( ˌ )t ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pottos
Etymology: perhaps from Wolof pata, a tailless monkey
Date: 1705
: any of several African primates (genera Arctocebus and Perodicticus ) especially : a nocturnal slow-moving arboreal primate ( P. potto ) with woolly brownish fur and a vestigial index finger