saki
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
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Other definitions for Saki (2 of 2)
pen name of H(ector) H(ugh) Munro.
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How to use saki in a sentence
Laverdire derives Saguenay from the Montagnais saki-nip, "the rushing water."
The saki has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonSuch is the saki or rice wine of the Japanese, the tuba or sap of the coconut palm of the Filipinos and the pulqu of the Mexicans.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterShe also places by the bed biscuits, matches, and a volume either of O. Henry or "saki," or both.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasHe divided the room into eight partitions, and in each placed one saki tub and waited its approach.
Mythical Monsters | Charles Gould
British Dictionary definitions for saki (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsɑːkɪ) /
any of several small mostly arboreal New World monkeys of the genera Pithecia and Chiropotes, having long hair and a long bushy tail
another name for sake 2
Origin of saki
1British Dictionary definitions for Saki (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsɑːkɪ) /
pen name of (Hector Hugh) Munro
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