"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. any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys, a squirrel monkey
    Sense id: en-saimiri-en-noun-0qXweD3P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, New World monkeys

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