squirrel monkey
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
squirrel monkey (plural squirrel monkeys)
- (zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bare-eared squirrel monkey (Saimiri ustus)
- black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
- black squirrel monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii)
- Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis)
- Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
- Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsi)
- common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
- Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis macrodon or Saimiri sciureus macrodon)
- Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
- Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis)
- Peruvian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis)
- South American squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
Translations
Saimiri
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Further reading
- squirrel monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Saimiri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Saimiri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons