spider monkey in British English
noun
1.
any of several arboreal New World monkeys of the genus Ateles, of Central and South America, having very long legs, a long prehensile tail, and a small head
2. woolly spider monkey
Word origin
C18: so called because its long limbs resemble the legs of a spiderspider monkey in American English
any of a genus (Ateles, family Cebidae) of New World monkeys with long, spidery limbs, a long, prehensile tail, and the thumb rudimentary or absent
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