New World monkey
any of various platyrrhine primates inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina, with arboreal habits and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long tail, which is prehensile in a great many species, including howlers, spider monkeys, and woolly monkeys: in contrast, no species of Old World monkey has a prehensile tail.
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The ccum (6 inches) and intestines (22 inches) are absolutely and relatively longer than in any other New World monkey.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 1 (of 2) | Henry O. ForbesThe fact can be verified by every one who possesses the skull of any old or New World monkey.
On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals | Thomas H. Huxley
British Dictionary definitions for New World monkey
any monkey of the family Cebidae, of Central and South America, having widely separated nostrils: many are arboreal and have a prehensile tail: Compare Old World monkey
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