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Ateles

noun
At·​e·​les | \ ˈatᵊlˌēz\

Definition of Ateles

: a genus comprising the spider monkeys

History and Etymology for Ateles

New Latin, from Greek atelēs; from the absence or rudimentary development of the thumb

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