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▪ I. saki|ˈsɑːkɪ|
[a. F. saki (Buffon), app. incorrectly a. Tupi çahy: see sai.]
A South American monkey of the family Cebidæ, of either of the two genera Pithecia or Brachyurus; also with various defining names.
1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) IV. 236 Of the sagoins with feeble tails, there are six kinds. The first and the largest, is the Saki. 1780Smellie Buffon's Nat. Hist. (1791) VIII. 201 The saki, which is commonly called the fox-tailed monkey,..is the largest of the sagoins. 1896H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates I. 183 The hairy Saki. Pithecia monachus. Ibid. 185 The white-headed saki. Pithecia pithecia. 1898Daily News 22 Aug. 5/1 An interesting South American Saki monkey known as Pithecia chiropotes.
▪ II. saki
variant of saké n.2 |
