plural pottos
Definition of potto
: 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
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The first known use of potto was in 1763
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