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squirrel monkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
squir-rel -mon-key
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.

Inflected Forms

squirrel monkeys (plural)

Phrases

bare-eared squirrel monkey black-capped squirrel monkey black squirrel monkey Bolivian squirrel monkey Central American squirrel monkey Collins' squirrel monkey common squirrel monkey Ecuadorian squirrel monkey

Synonyms

saimiri saimiri sciureus

Questions

What does squirrel monkey mean?
Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.

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