spider monkey
nounDefinition of spider monkey
: any of a genus (Ateles) of New World monkeys with long slender limbs, the thumb absent or rudimentary, and a very long prehensile tail
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By the next summer, another attraction was added at the park – a habitat filled with eight spider monkeys. — Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al, "Antique kiddie train has charmed Alabamians since 1955," 5 Sep. 2019 The zoo recently added toucans, a spider monkey and the popular red pandas. — USA TODAY, "Tubing, Hemingway, great white sharks: News from around our 50 states," 21 July 2019 From the spider monkeys to the chill pool for the polar bears, Como Zoo features the creatures. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "It’s not over yet! 19 things to do in summer 2019," 5 July 2019 Future episodes feature a koala named Crikey and spider monkey named Pepe. — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, "How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?," 7 June 2018 The havoc-wreaking gang consisted of three spider monkeys and two squirrel monkeys. — Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Citrus County: Monkey Island, Homosassa River’s Alcatraz," 6 May 2018 This May, the team of astronomers and ecologists will look for orangutans in Malaysia and spider monkeys in Mexico before heading to Brazil to search for river dolphins. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "How Do You Protect Endangered Animals at Night? Ask an Astrophysicist.," 6 Apr. 2018 Albino orangutans are extremely rare, though there have been other instances of albino primates, like Snowflake the albino gorilla and a spider monkey in Honduras. — National Geographic, "Extremely Rare Albino Orangutan Found in Indonesia," 18 May 2017 In 2013, Laska and colleagues tested the abilities of humans, mice and spider monkeys to detect urine odors found in common mouse predators. — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, "In Some Ways, Your Sense of Smell Is Actually Better Than a Dog’s," 22 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spider monkey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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