411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Alouatta
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Translingual
right|thumb|Alouatta palliata species Alouatta palliata
Etymology
From mul car arawata Venezuelan red howler. The French influence on the spelling is due to Bernard Germain de Lacépède, who erected the genus name.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Atelidae the howler monkeys
Hypernyms
genus ; Alouattinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Alouatta belzebul species (red-handed howler) - type species; Alouatta caraya species, Alouatta coibensis species, Alouatta guariba species, Alouatta macconnelli species, Alouatta nigerrima species, Alouatta palliata species, Alouatta pigra species, Alouatta sara species, Alouatta seniculus species, †Alouatta mauroi species - other species
References
1
1
1