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Ateles

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At´e`les
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.
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Noun1.Ateles - spider monkeysAteles - spider monkeys                      
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
Cebidae, family Cebidae - all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
Ateles geoffroyi, spider monkey - arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail


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ateles and ektasis, which mean "incomplete" and "extension," respectively.
Their Ateles bed actually extends to accommodate growing.
 
 
 
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