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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUIRREL MONKEY

So called because it is small and tree-dwelling.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUIRREL MONKEY

squirrel monkey play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUIRREL MONKEY

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Squirrel monkey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUIRREL MONKEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

squirrel monkey

Squirrel monkey

The squirrel monkeys are the New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus Saimiri is of Tupi origin, and was also used as an English name by early researchers. Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer. Most species have parapatric or allopatric ranges in the Amazon, while S. oerstedii is found disjunctly in Costa Rica and Panama. The common squirrel monkey is captured for the pet trade and for medical research but it is not threatened. Two squirrel monkey species are threatened: the Central American squirrel monkey and the black squirrel monkey are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Definition of squirrel monkey in the English dictionary

The definition of squirrel monkey in the dictionary is a small New World monkey, Saimiri sciureus, of N South American forests, having a yellowish-green coat and orange feet and limbs.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUIRREL MONKEY

squiress
squirish
squirm
squirmer
squirming
squirmingly
squirmy
squirrel
squirrel cage
squirrel corn
squirrel-cage motor
squirrel-like
squirrel-tail grass
squirrelfish
squirrelled
squirrelling
squirrelly
squirrely
squirt
squirt gun

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUIRREL 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
spider monkey
talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
turnkey
woolly spider monkey

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

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Translation of «squirrel monkey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUIRREL MONKEY

Find out the translation of squirrel monkey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of squirrel 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 «squirrel monkey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

松鼠猴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mono ardilla
570 millions of speakers

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squirrel monkey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गिलहरी बंदर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قرد السنجاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белка обезьяны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

macaco de esquilo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জখম বানর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

singe écureuil
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Translator English - Malay

Monyet tupai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Totenkopfaffen
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Translator English - Japanese

リスザル
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Translator English - Korean

다람쥐 원숭이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monyet bajing
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sóc con khỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணில் குரங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गिलहरी वानर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sincap maymun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scoiattolo scimmia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

małpa wiewiórki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білка мавпи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

veveriță maimuță
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σκίουρος μαϊμού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

eekhoring aap
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ekorreapa
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ekorn ape
5 millions of speakers

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The term «squirrel monkey» is regularly used and occupies the 61.228 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUIRREL MONKEY»

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Natural and Artificial Minds
However, we have also used laboratory rats and human subjects, and some of those studies will be mentioned. For an overview of the squirrel monkey's "mind" and a preview of what this chapter will address, the reader is encouraged to read  ...
Robert G. Burton, 1993
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Endangered Monkeys
A monkey's life cycle The life cycle of a squirrel monkey & \ m' • # 2k i'5# • Monkey food Some monkeys. 1MB • ^4 Every animal goes through a set of changes from the time it is born to the time it is an adult. This set of changes is called a life ...
Molly Aloian, Bobbie Kalman, 2007
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ADVANCES IN CANCER RESEARCH
TABLE II Comrxaarrvn Hosr RANGE or Two QNCOGENIC MONKEY Hnnrnsvnwsns Herpesvirus ateles Herpesvirus saimiri (spider Property (squirrel monkey) monkey) In vivo (lymphoma) Squirrel monkey No No Owl monkey Yes i “ Cotton-top ...
George Klein, 1975
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Kids!: Indigo Children & Cheeky Monkeys : a Practical Guide ...
The. Squirrel. Monkey. Totem of the Nature (Crystal) Child Keynotes: Activist / Speaker / Romantic OCjUlTTCl Monkeys are very peaceful, arboreal creatures. The future of the Squirrel Monkey is threatened due to habitat destruction from ...
Scott Alexander King, Scott Alexander King and Dr. Ralph Ballard, Ralph Ballard, 2008
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The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory ...
Brady, A.G., Williams, L.E. and Abee, C.R. (1990) Hypoglycemia of squirrel monkey neonates: implications for infant survival. Laboratory Animal Science, 40, 262–265 Brady, A.G., Williams, L.E., Haught, D. et al. (2000) Use of the feed additive ...
Robert C. Hubrecht, James Kirkwood, 2010
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Primate Males: Causes and Consequences of Variation in Group ...
While the Central American squirrel monkey (S. oerstedi) exhibits patrifocal social groups similar in structure to those of the Atelidae (Boinski & Mitchell, 1994 ), the common squirrel monkey exhibits matrifocal groups . In fact, males are doing ...
Peter M. Kappeler, 2000
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Primate Adaptation and Evolution: 3rd Edn
... S. flavius S. libidinosus S. macrocephalus S. nigritus S. robustus S. xanthosternos S. bolivienses S. cassiquiarensis S. macrodon S. oerstedii S. sciureus S. ustus squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). quadrupeds that use their prehensile tails.
John G. Fleagle, 2013
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Primate Audition: Ethology and Neurobiology
Pelleg-Toiba, R. and Wollberg, Z., Tuning properties of auditory cortex cells in the awake squirrel monkey, Exp. Brain Res., 74, 353, 1989. 80. Glass, I. and Wollberg, Z., Lability in the responses of cells in the auditory cortex of squirrel monkeys ...
Asif A. Ghazanfar, 2002
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Colyer's Variations and Diseases of the Teeth of Animals
In a red- backed squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii, $, BMNH 1903.3.1.20), the right M3 was tilted. • Genus Callicebus, titi monkeys The usual arrangement of the teeth in the titi monkey is shown in Figure 10.142. I1 are a little in advance of I2; ...
A. E. W. Miles, Caroline Grigson, 2003
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Nonverbal Vocal Communication: Comparative and Developmental ...
Categorical differentiation in amplitude changes of squirrel monkey calls. Language and Communication, 4, 195-208. Mayr, E. (1942). Systematics and the origin of species. New York: Columbia University Press. Miller, J. D. (1977). Perception ...
H. Papousek, Uwe Jürgens, Mechthild Papoušek, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUIRREL MONKEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squirrel monkey is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Cure for Color Blindness That Isn't Just Monkey Business
A male common squirrel monkey eats a banana at Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburbs of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk in June 2012. Ilya Naymushin/ ... «Newsweek, May 15»
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ICYMI: Several More Harvard Squirrel Monkeys May Have Died …
Dr. Frederick Wang, who ran the center from September of 2011 to February 2012, gave the source records of 12 squirrel monkeys who perished under ... «Patch.com, Apr 15»
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More suspicious monkey deaths uncovered at primate center
A dozen dehydrated squirrel monkeys were found dead in their cages or were euthanized for poor health between 1999 and 2011, according to data provided ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
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University And Biotech Firm Team Up On Colorblindness Therapy
That's when two vision researchers at the University of Washington used gene therapy to cure a common form of colorblindness in squirrel monkeys. «NPR, Mar 15»
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Scientists stamp black-headed squirrel monkeys as rare species
A study has resolved a long-standing dispute concerning a small number of black-headed squirrel monkeys (Saimiri vanzolinii), which are found only in an ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
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This newborn squirrel monkey will melt your heart
Squirrel monkeys originate from South America and they hang around in groups of up to 25 monkeys. Once a new addition arrives, the youngster clings on the ... «BreakingNews.ie, Nov 14»
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Say bananas! Cheeky squirrel monkey tries to snap a selfie at …
A tourist who was walking around the squirrel monkey enclosure on Friday had ... Hans See was happily strolling and taking pictures when the cheeky monkey ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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The squirrel monkey my father won in a poker game haunts me still
When my granddaughter is a bit older, I will tell her about the squirrel monkey my dad won in a poker game and brought home to his awestruck family. The four ... «The Globe and Mail, Aug 14»
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Chico the Squirrel Monkey is putting his pickup lines to the test after …
But as the zoo's only male Squirrel Monkey, Chico has definitely had his work cut out for him since his new companions joined him from a zoo in France earlier ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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Cheeky Bolivian squirrel monkeys move into Canberra zoo
Four Bolivian squirrel monkeys have moved into Canberra's zoo in a bid to boost an international breeding program. Two year old males Tikan and Gipsy were ... «ABC Local, Apr 14»

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