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Definition of Douroucoulis
1. douroucouli [n] - See also: douroucouli
Lexicographical Neighbors of Douroucoulis
Literary usage of Douroucoulis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"The douroucoulis live in pairs and not gregariously—they are often taken in the
day-time out of small clefts in trees, into which they have retired to sleep ..."
2. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"... (Cacajao) are distinguished by the tail, which is much shorter than in any
other of the Cebidae. Finally, may be mentioned the nocturnal douroucoulis ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"douroucoulis look more like cat» than monkeys, and sit up like dogs. They have
harsh, disagreeable voices. Several species are known, all confined to South ..."
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