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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPIDER MONKEY

So called because its long limbs resemble the legs of a spider.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIDER MONKEY

spider monkey play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIDER MONKEY

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Spider monkey is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPIDER MONKEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spider monkey

Spider monkey

Spider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. The genus contains seven species, all of which are under threat; the black-headed spider monkey, and brown spider monkey are critically endangered. Disproportionately long limbs and long prehensile tails make them one of the largest New World monkeys and gives rise to their common name. Spider monkeys live in the upper layers of the rainforest, and forage in the high canopy, from 25 to 30 m. They primarily eat fruits, but will also occasionally consume leaves, flowers, and insects. Due to their large size, spider monkeys require large tracts of moist evergreen forests, and prefer undisturbed primary rainforest. They are social animals and live in bands of up to 35 individuals but will split up to forage during the day. Recent meta-analyses on primate cognition studies indicated spider monkeys are the most intelligent New World monkeys.

Definition of spider monkey in the English dictionary

The definition of spider monkey in the dictionary is any of several arboreal New World monkeys of the genus Ateles, of Central and South America, having very long legs, a long prehensile tail, and a small head.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIDER MONKEY

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spider mite
spider orchid
spider phaeton
spider plant
spider-hunting wasp
spider´s web
spiderish
spiderlike
spiderman
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spiderweb
spiderwood
spiderwork
spiderwort
spidery

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIDER MONKEY

bonnet monkey
brass monkey
donkey
grease monkey
green monkey
howler monkey
leaf monkey
monkey
New World monkey
nodding donkey
Old World monkey
powder monkey
proboscis monkey
red-backed squirrel monkey
rhesus monkey
Sankey
squirrel monkey
talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
turnkey
woolly spider monkey

Synonyms and antonyms of spider monkey in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «spider monkey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIDER MONKEY

Find out the translation of spider monkey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spider monkey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spider monkey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜘蛛猴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mono araña
570 millions of speakers

English

spider monkey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मकड़ी बंदर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العنكبوت قرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паук обезьяна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

macaco-aranha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমার মুখোমুখি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

singe-araignée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monyet labah-labah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spinnenaffen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クモザル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거미 원숭이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spider monyet
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhện khỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிலந்தி குரங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोळ्याचे वानर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

örümcek maymunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scimmia ragno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spider monkey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

павук мавпа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păianjen maimuță
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αράχνη μαϊμού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Spinaap
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

spindelapa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spider monkey
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIDER MONKEY»

The term «spider monkey» is regularly used and occupies the 107.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIDER MONKEY»

Discover the use of spider monkey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spider monkey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spider Monkeys
Introduces spider monkeys, including where they live, what they eat, how they live in social groups, and why they are endangered.
Gillian Gosman, 2011
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Juvenile Primates: Life History, Development and Behavior, ...
The first year is spent largely on the mother, who continues to carry the infant extensively during its second year as well: spider monkey infants nurse until more than 2 years of age (Milton 1981a; Symington 1988). A juvenile spider monkey ...
Michael E. Pereira, Lynn A. Fairbanks, 1993
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Baby Animals Dot-to-Dot
SPIDER MONKEY NAMES: TYPE OF ANIMAL: GROWING INSIDE: Babies are called infants. Spider monkeys are also called Muriqui: this name comes from the Tupi Indians, who live in the Amazon. A spider monkey is a mammal, which ...
Evan Kimble, Lael Kimble, 2003
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Walker's Primates of the World
... monkey (Alouatta fusca fusca) Brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps fusciceps) Azuero spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi azuerensis) Southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) Northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxathus) Northern ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999
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Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil
The vocalizations of the woolly monkey are extremely complicated; males' loud, long calls have a complex syllabic structure. There are similarities between the calls of the woolly monkey and the spider monkey (Eisenberg 1976). A single ...
John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, 2000
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Comparative Ecology
An example of subgroup composition found in the spider monkey (Table 6.6) is taken from Carpenter's (1935) study in the Canal Zone. He found some 200 spider monkeys living in four troops. Each troop was divided into subgroups, each ...
Yoshiaki Itō, Jiro Kikkawa, 1980
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Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art
The monkey depicted is probably a spider monkey. The scrolls in the background may represent trees. The monkey wears a necklace, and its long prehensile tail, as Benson suggests, gives the animal the appearance of having five legs ("The ...
Hope B. Werness, 2006
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
Murray Wrobel. Ateles chamek 36 441 444 445 d Goldstirnklammeraffe f Singe- araigné à ventre blanc; Atèle à ventre blanc i Atele belzebù; Scimmia ragno; Atele dal ventro bianco Ateles chamek Primates - Atlidae e Chamek Spider Monkey; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation
The woolly spider monkey has the most limited distribution; it occurs in a restricted area of the Atlantic coastal forest of southeastern Brazil. The spider and woolly monkeys occur primarily in tall mature forest with continuous canopy, while ...
Thomas J. Givnish, Kenneth Jay Sytsma, 2000
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Primate Anatomy: An Introduction
Subfamily Atelinae (Gray, 1825) Ateles (Geoffroy Ateles paniscus Saint-Hilaire, 1806) Ateles belzebuth (spider monkeys) Ateles fusciceps Ateles geoffroyi The subfamily Atelinae includes three genera: Ateles, the spider monkey; Bra- chyteles, ...
Friderun Ankel-Simons, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIDER MONKEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spider monkey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public Release: 19-May-2015 For spider monkeys, social grooming …
The journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B published the results of the study on critically endangered brown spider monkeys, showing that ... «EurekAlert, May 15»
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WATCH: Newborn spider monkeys cling to their mums at Chester Zoo
The Colombian black-headed spider monkeys, a species native to Colombia and Panama, arrived within a few days of each other to mums Christine and Mary. «Wirral Globe, Apr 15»
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WATCH: Spider monkey newborns at Chester Zoo
The endangered Colombian Spider Monkey can live for over 25 years and can be found in the wild are found in the rainforests from west Colombia to east ... «Daily Post North Wales, Apr 15»
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San Antonio Zoo mourns loss of spider monkey
Billy the Spider Monkey was euthanized March 14, 2015, after suffering from severe kidney failure and suspected bladder cancer. The 28-year-old male monkey ... «mySanAntonio.com, Mar 15»
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Spider monkeys point to new understanding of hand dominance
FIU psychologist Eliza L. Nelson has observed several of the lanky-armed monkeys using individual fingers to grab food. Previous work suggested the spider ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
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Long lost kingdom found in Honduras during quest for 'City of the …
Explorers searching for the legendary “City of the Monkey God” have ... Indigenous spider monkeys, guinea hens and tapirs appeared to never have seen ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»
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Valentine's Sweet: Spider Monkey Pair Finds Friendship
Valerie and Pepe, two spider monkeys rescued by LA's own Animal Defenders International, get acquainted in a video just released by the organization. «NBC Southern California, Feb 15»
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Octa Announces Spider Monkey™ and Lynx™, New Tablet …
"We designed the Spider Monkey and Lynx to be dynamic and adaptable," said Prometheus Trotsky, Octa's founder and product inventor. "With the proliferation ... «PR Newswire, Nov 14»
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Owner of Mexico Tulum Monkey Sanctuary, Richard Mileski, killed …
'Richard founded the Tulum Monkey Sanctuary on his ranch in order to help rescue an endangered species, the spider monkey, from extinction. Popular: Tulum ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Sony going after Texas bar 'like a spider monkey' over Talladega …
In the legal way of saying “I'm going to come at you like a spider monkey,” Sony has filed a trademark lawsuit, saying the restaurant violates trademarks the ... «SportingNews.com, Mar 14»

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