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spider monkey
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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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spider monkeyspider monkey - arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
Ateles, genus Ateles - spider monkeys
Translations
spider monkey nscimmia f ragno inv
spider monkey nscimmia f ragno inv


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