Main Entry: pot·to

Pronunciation: \ˈpä-(ˌ)tō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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