"saimiri" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saimiris [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese saí-mirim (literally “little monkey”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt-BR|saí-mirim||lit=little monkey}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese saí-mirim (literally “little monkey”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} saimiri (plural saimiris)
  1. Squirrel monkey. Translations (Squirrel monkey): sajmiri [feminine] (Polish), saimiri [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-saimiri-en-noun-YT6j1FO6 Disambiguation of 'Squirrel monkey': 79 21
  2. Any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys comprising the squirrel monkeys. Categories (lifeform): New World monkeys Translations (Any member of Saimiri taxonomic genus): saïmiri [masculine] (French), sajmiri [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-saimiri-en-noun-Uxp7YfbY Disambiguation of New World monkeys: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of 'Any member of Saimiri taxonomic genus': 1 99

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