"squirrel monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squirrel monkeys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} squirrel monkey (plural squirrel monkeys)
  1. (zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America. Translations (Saimiri): mona esquirol [feminine] (Catalan), 松鼠猴 (sōngshǔhóu) (Chinese Mandarin), doodshoofdaapje [neuter] (Dutch), saimiri (Finnish), saïmiri (French), singe-écureuil [masculine] (French), sapajou [masculine] (French), Totenkopfäffchen [neuter] (German), moncaí iorach [masculine] (Irish), 다람쥐원숭이 (daramjwiwonsung'i) (Korean), mágíłtsooí bináázhiní (Navajo), خزمیمون (xazmeymun) (Persian), sajmiri [feminine] (Polish), macaco-de-cheiro [masculine] (Portuguese), mono ardilla [masculine] (Spanish), mono fraile [masculine] (Spanish), dödskalleapa [common-gender] (Swedish), ekorrapa [common-gender] (Swedish), sincap maymunu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-squirrel_monkey-en-noun-BR6TPhIq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Navajo terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, New World monkeys, Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Derived forms: bare-eared squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri ustus), black-capped squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri boliviensis), black squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri vanzolinii), Bolivian squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis), Central American squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri oerstedii), Collins' squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri collinsi), common squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri sciureus), Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (alt: Saimiri cassiquiarensis macrodon or Saimiri sciureus macrodon), Guianan squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri sciureus), Humboldt's squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri cassiquiarensis), Peruvian squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis), South American squirrel monkey (taxonomic: Saimiri sciureus)

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