uakari
English
Etymology
Both the common name uakari and the genus name Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. are believed to have originated from indigenous languages.[1]
Noun
uakari (plural uakaris)
- Any of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., 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