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hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
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platyrrhine,
platyrrhinian |
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monkey any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
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platyrrhini,
superfamily platyrrhini New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin
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marmoset small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
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cebus capucinus,
capuchin,
ringtail monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
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aotus trivirgatus,
douroucouli nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
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howler monkey,
howler monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
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saki small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
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uakari medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail
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titi monkey,
titi small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
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ateles geoffroyi,
spider monkey arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
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saimiri sciureus,
squirrel monkey small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
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