ateles

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. spider monkeysSynonyms: Atelesgenus Ateles
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 sauce
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