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saimiri

saimiri noun: any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys, a squirrel monkey.

Noun

saimiri (plural saimiris)

  1. any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys, a squirrel monkey

Forms of saimiri

pluralsaimiris

Origin of saimiri

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese saí-mirim (literally “little monkey”).

Questions about saimiri

What does saimiri mean?
Saimiri means any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys, a squirrel monkey.
What part of speech is saimiri?
Saimiri is a noun.
What is the plural of saimiri?
The plural of saimiri is saimiris.

Words near saimiri in the dictionary

  1. Saimaa ringed seal
  2. Saimaa ringed seals
  3. saime
  4. saimin
  5. saimins
  6. saimiri
  7. saimirine
  8. saimiris
  9. Saimon
  10. Saimons
  11. sain

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