uakari
Americannoun
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uakaris
plural
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Etymology
Origin of uakari
1860–65; < Tupi and Guarani uakari
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Similarly, a South American primate might have difficulty identifying social signals such as the bright red head that indicates fitness in the bald-headed uakari.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2016
The hunter, therefore, when in search of the white uakari, supplies himself with a small quantity of salt.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
Kallolo told us that this species of monkey is known as the white uakari.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
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