HyperDic: new_world_monkey

English > 1 sense of the expression New World monkey:
NOUNanimalNew World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinianhairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
English > New World monkey: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninghairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails.
Synonymsplatyrrhine, platyrrhinian
Member ofPlatyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini(New World monkeys) capuchin
Narrowercapuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinusmonkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
douroucouli, Aotus trivirgatusnocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
howler monkey, howlermonkey of tropical South American forests / forests having a loud howling cry
marmosetsmall soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
sakismall arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyiarboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureussmall long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
titi, titi monkeysmall South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
uakarimedium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin
woolly monkeylarge monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
BroadermonkeyAny of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

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