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Alouatta

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n.1.(Zool.) One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler{2}.
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Noun1.Alouatta - howler monkeysAlouatta - howler monkeys                      
genus Alouatta
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
Cebidae, family Cebidae - all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
howler monkey, howler - monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
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