SQUIRREL MONKEY


Meaning of SQUIRREL MONKEY in English

noun

Etymology: so called from its being small and arboreal

1. : any of several small soft-haired So. American monkeys of the genus Saimiri (syn. Chrysothrix ) ; especially : a monkey ( S. sciurea ) having a long nonprehensile tail and being chiefly yellowish gray in color with a white face and black nose

2. : titi

3. : tamarin ; especially : a Panamanian tamarin ( Leontocebus geoffroyi )

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