uakari

[ wah-kahr-ee ]

noun

, plural ua·ka·ris.

1. any of several medium-sized, tree-dwelling Amazon basin monkeys of the genus Cacajao, the only New World monkeys having a short tail: all are now rare.

Word History and Origins

Origin of uakari¹

1860–65; < Tupi and Guarani uakari

Example Sentences

The hunter, therefore, when in search of the white uakari, supplies himself with a small quantity of salt.

From Project Gutenberg

Kallolo told us that this species of monkey is known as the white uakari.

From Project Gutenberg