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SAIMIRI SCIUREUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
Synonyms:
Saimiri sciureus; squirrel monkey
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Hypernyms ("Saimiri sciureus" is a kind of...):
New World monkey; platyrrhine; platyrrhinian (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)