SAIMIRI SCIUREUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saimiri sciureus mean? 

• SAIMIRI SCIUREUS (noun)
  The noun SAIMIRI SCIUREUS has 1 sense:

1. small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle

  Familiarity information: SAIMIRI SCIUREUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAIMIRI SCIUREUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Saimiri sciureus; squirrel monkey

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)