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spider monkey

Word definitions for spider monkey in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Spider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae , family Atelidae . Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil . The genus contains seven species, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail [syn: Ateles geoffroyi ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any New World monkey of the genus ''Ateles'', with long, spindly limbs. 2 A muriqui, New World monkey of the genus (taxlink Brachyteles genus noshow=1), closely related to ''Ateles''.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin; -- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G. spinne, Sw. spindel. See Spin .] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have ...