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spider monkey

spider monkey noun: any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.

spider monkey: any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs
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Noun

spider monkey (plural spider monkeys)

  1. Any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.
  2. A muriqui, of the genus Brachyteles of New World monkeys, closely related to Ateles.
    Synonyms:
    marimonda

spider monkey meaning in Tamil and Arabic

spider monkey in Tamil

சிலந்திக்குரங்கு

spider monkey in Arabic

monkey of the genus Ateles
سَعْدَان عَنْكَبُوتِيّ saʕdān ʕankabūtiyy, آتِل ʔātil

Synonyms of spider monkey

Forms of spider monkey

pluralspider monkeys

Words formed from spider monkey

  • black-headed spider monkey
  • Ateles fusciceps
  • brown-headed spider monkey
  • Ateles fusciceps fusciceps
  • brown spider monkey
  • Ateles hybridus
  • Colombian spider monkey
  • Ateles fusciceps rufiventris
  • Geoffroy's spider monkey
  • Ateles geoffroyi
  • hooded spider monkey
  • Ateles geoffroyi grisescens
  • Mexican spider monkey
  • Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus
  • Nicaraguan spider monkey
  • Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi
  • ornate spider monkey
  • Ateles geoffroyi ornatus
  • Peruvian spider monkey
  • Ateles chamek
  • red-faced spider monkey
  • Ateles paniscus
  • white-cheeked spider monkey
  • Ateles marginatus
  • white-fronted spider monkey
  • Ateles belzebuth
  • woolly spider monkey
  • monkey of the genus Brachyteles
  • Yucatan spider monkey
  • Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis

Questions about spider monkey

What does spider monkey mean?
Spider monkey means any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.
What is spider monkey in Tamil?
Spider monkey in Tamil is சிலந்திக்குரங்கு. See Spider monkey meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spider monkey?
Spider monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of spider monkey?
The plural of spider monkey is spider monkeys.

Words near spider monkey in the dictionary

  1. Spider Man
  2. spider mill
  3. spider mills
  4. spider mite
  5. spider mites
  6. spider monkey
  7. spider monkeys
  8. spider naevus
  9. spider orchid
  10. spider orchids
  11. spider plant

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