nounplural noun pottos

• A small, slow-moving nocturnal primate with a short tail, living in the tropical forests of Africa.

  Perodicticus potto, family Lorisidae, suborder Prosimii

  ‘He nominates the potto - a loris from western and central Africa - as an example.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The other small primates like bush babies are pottos.’
  • ‘Furthermore, Pottos have areas for blood storage in their hands and feet.’