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night-ape en · NOUN

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”).

Meanings

  1. Synonym of night monkey.
  2. (South-Africa) Synonym of bushbaby.

Forms

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Relateds

English nagapie

Synonyms

bushbaby · night monkey