perodicticus āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ perodicticus āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ An African genus of lemurs, of the family LemuridÃĶ and subfamily NycticebinÃĶ, so called from the rudimentary index-finger; the pottos. P. potto is the only species. See cut under potto.