English Explanatory Dictionary

night-ape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of night monkey.
  2. Synonym of bushbaby.

Word forms

night-ape night-apes nightape night ape

Etymology

From night + ape. South African usage likely a calque of Afrikaans nagapie (literally “little night-ape, night-monkey”). Compare Afrikaans nagaap (“loris”, literally “night-ape”).

Synonyms

night monkey bushbaby

Related words

English nagapie
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