squirrel monkey
noun[C]
uk/ˈskwɪr.əl ˌmʌŋ.ki/us/ˈskwɝː.əl ˌmʌŋ.ki/atypeofsmallmonkeythatlivesintreesin theforests(=areascoveredwithtrees)inCentralandSouthAmerica:
松鼠猴Asmallsquirrelmonkeywortha thousandpoundswasstolenfrom azoo.一只价值一千英镑的小松鼠猴从动物园里被偷走了。
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- Some of thesquirrelmonkeyswerelosingtheirfur.
- Squirrelmonkeys'brainsarecloseto those ofhumans.
- Overhead,squirrelmonkeysscreechedoncue.
Humans, apes & monkeys
- anthropo-
- anthropoid
- ape
- baboon
- bonobo
- great ape
- hominid
- hominin
- homo
- Homo sapiens
- langur
- lemur
- loris
- macaque
- mandrill
- rhesus monkey
- ring-tailed lemur
- sapient
- silverback
- simian