Phrase guide

New World monkey

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any monkey from any of the superfamily Ceboidea: five families of primates that are found in Central America and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: platyrrhine, platyrrhinian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monkey

Narrower terms: marmoset, capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus, douroucouli, Aotus trivirgatus, howler monkey, howler, saki, uakari, titi, titi monkey, spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi, squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus, woolly monkey

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: নয়া জাহান বান্দর (noẏa jahan bandor) — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新世界猴 (xīn shìjiè hóu) — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • Finnish: kierteishäntäapina — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • French: singe du Nouveau Monde — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • German: Neuweltaffe — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • German: Breitnasenaffe — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • Hindi: नवजगत बंदर (navjagat bandar) — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • Japanese: 新世界ザル (shinsekaizaru) — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • Polish: małpa szerokonosa — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • Russian: широко́носая обезья́на (širokónosaja obezʹjána) — families of primates found in Central and South America
  • Russian: обезья́на Но́вого Све́та (obezʹjána Nóvovo Svéta) — families of primates found in Central and South America