spider monkey
noun
: any of a genus (Ateles) of New World monkeys with long slender limbs, the thumb absent or rudimentary, and a very long prehensile tail
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Officers there found a baby spider monkey during a traffic stop.
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
In the wild, baby spider monkeys are nursed by their mother for the first two years of their life, said California Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Conservation challenges Rescues of smuggled spider monkeys at the southern border have made headlines over the past months.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Get ready, spider monkeys, because LEGO is about to release their very first set based on The Twilight Saga.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
In the wild, baby spider monkeys are nursed by their mother for the first two years of their life, said California Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Conservation challenges Rescues of smuggled spider monkeys at the southern border have made headlines over the past months.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Get ready, spider monkeys, because LEGO is about to release their very first set based on The Twilight Saga.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Spider monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20monkey. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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