New World monkey

[ noo-wurld muhng-kee, nyoo ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of New World monkey

1
First recorded in 1860–65

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New World monkey

noun
  1. 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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