spider monkey

spider monkey Definition

spider monkey

noun

any of a genus (Ateles, family Cebidae) of New World monkeys with long, spidery limbs, a long, prehensile tail, and the thumb rudimentary or absent

spider monkey Usage Examples

Converse of object

include: Wildlife is plentiful and includes the spider monkey, tree porcupine, parrots and hummingbirds.

Adjective modifier

Colombian: Colombian black-faced spider monkeys live in the mature rain forest of Colombia.

Modifies a noun

fission-fusion: The study focussed on whether spider monkeys exhibit fission-fusion patterns of sociality in a captive environment which enforces restrictions on movement and spacing.
exhibit: The study focussed on whether spider monkeys exhibit fission-fusion patterns of sociality in a captive environment which enforces restrictions on movement and spacing.
pattern: The study focussed on whether spider monkeys exhibit fission-fusion patterns of sociality in a captive environment which enforces restrictions on movement and spacing.

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