The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ateles \At"e*les\, n. [Gr. ? incomplete; 'a priv. + ? completion.] (Zool.) A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita. [1913 Webster] Atelets sauceWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ateles n 1: spider monkeys [syn: Ateles, genus Ateles]