The Collaborative International Dictionary
C hypoleucus
Sapajou \Sap"a*jou\, n. [F. sapajou, sajou, Braz. sajuassu.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also capuchins. The bonnet sapajou ( C. subcristatus), the golden-handed sapajou ( C. chrysopus), and the white-throated sapajou ( C. hypoleucus) are well known species. See Capuchin.