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Meaning of ATELES

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  spider monkeys
 
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 Synonyms: genus Ateles
 
 See Also: Ateles geoffroyi, Cebidae, family Cebidae, mammal genus, spider monkey

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\At"e*les\, n. [Gr. ? incomplete; 'a priv. + ?
completion.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having
the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See {Spider monkey}, and
{Coaita}.
 
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