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spider monkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
spi-der -mon-key
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.

noun

A muriqui, of the genus Brachyteles of New World monkeys, closely related to Ateles.

Inflected Forms

spider monkeys (plural)

Phrases

black-headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps brown-headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps fusciceps brown spider monkey Ateles hybridus Colombian spider monkey Ateles fusciceps rufiventris

Synonyms

marimonda ateles geoffroyi

Questions

What does spider monkey mean?
Any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.

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