| spider monkey n. Any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having long legs and a long prehensile tail and lacking a thumb. |
spider monkey
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several arboreal New World monkeys of the genus Ateles, of Central and South America, having very long legs, a long prehensile tail, and a small head
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
woolly spider monkey a rare related monkey, Brachyteles arachnoides, of SE Brazil
[so called because its long limbs resemble the legs of a spider]
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| Noun | 1. |  spider monkey - arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tailNew World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Ateles, genus Ateles - spider monkeys |
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