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Squirrel monkey
Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America
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Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| saimiri sciureusnoun | small long-tailed monkey of central american and south america with greenish fur and black muzzle |
| monkey squirrelnoun | Alternative form of squirrel monkey. [(zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.] |
| saimirinoun | Squirrel monkey. |
| tamarinnoun | One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus. |
| marmosetnoun | Any small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, and Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. |
| sakinoun | Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile. |
| simiidnoun | (obsolete) A member of the Simiidae; a monkey or ape excluding lemurs and humans. |
| sajounoun | A spider monkey or capuchin. |
| new world monkeynoun | Any monkey from any of the superfamily Ceboidea: five families of primates that are found in Central America and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. |
| green monkeynoun | An Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) |
| bearded sakinoun | Any of a number of species of New World monkeys of the genus Chiropotes, having a tuft of hair that extends from the jaw down to the top of the chest. |
| macaquenoun | Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca. |
| monkeynoun | (strictly) A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches. |
| sapajonoun | Alternative form of sapajou. [Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, with long prehensile tails.] |
| macaconoun | A macaque, or similar monkey. |
| squirrelnoun | Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae. |
| sahuinoun | (dated, zoology) A marmoset: a sagoin. |
| callitrichidnoun | (zoology) Any New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. |
| macacanoun | (dated) Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque. |
| sapajounoun | Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, with long prehensile tails. |
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