ateles
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Noun (1)
- spider monkeysSynonyms: Atelesgenus Ateles
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