red-handed howler monkey

noun

variants or red-handed howler

: a black howler monkey (Alouatta belzebul) of Brazil often having reddish hair on the hands, feet, and tip of the tail

… the earth-shattering roars of red-handed howler monkeys start up—a truly awesome cacophony which continues for up to an hour.

—Greg Roberts, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Sept. 2002

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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