English > New World monkey: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails. |
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| Synonyms | platyrrhine, platyrrhinian |
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| Member of | Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini | (New World monkeys) capuchin |
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| Narrower | capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus | monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl |
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| douroucouli, Aotus trivirgatus | nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur |
| howler monkey, howler | monkey of tropical South American forests / forests having a loud howling cry |
| marmoset | small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails |
| saki | small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail |
| spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi | arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail |
| squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus | small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle |
| titi, titi monkey | small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail |
| uakari | medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin |
| woolly monkey | large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins |
| Broader | monkey | Any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) |
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