/ Dictionary / Index P potto: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pot•to Pronunciation: (pot'ō), [key] — pl. -tos. any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, esp. P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers. the kinkajou. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: potto (Thesaurus) pottle Pott's disease Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language