woolly monkey

noun

1. either of two large New World Monkeys, Lagothrix lagotricha, with black skin and dark, woolly fur, and L. flavicauda, similar but with a buffy face patch and a yellow-banded tail, native to forests of the Amazon and Orinoco basins: L. lagotricha is endangered and L. flavicauda threatened.

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolly monkey¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Bone fragments revealed the eagles were feasting mainly on two-toed sloths, brown capuchin monkeys and grey woolly monkeys.

From BBC

We see scientists tend to a seal in the Antarctic, pose in a grotto of handwritten notes in Beijing and play the part of resting post for a woolly monkey in Brazil.

From Nature

Apart from the indigenous people who live there, the Yaguas is home to endangered creatures including manatees, river dolphins, giant otters and woolly monkeys.

From The Guardian

And then he would mimic their call with uncanny accuracy, bringing the woolly monkeys into view.

From The Guardian

Poeppig's woolly monkeys live in the rainforests of Ecuador, Peru and Brazil but are vulnerable to hunting by the local Amazonian people.

From BBC