galago

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɡəˈleɪɡəʊ/ (UK)

Definition of galago

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the family Galagidae, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes.
    “From the trees comes the doleful cry of the black-faced dioch, and the weary rustle of galagos creeping back to their nests after a meticulous night's prowl.”

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Etymology

Scientific Latin / translingual Galago (as a genus name), probably from Wolof golo (“monkey”).

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