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spider monkey

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A muriqui, of the genus Brachyteles of New World monkeys, closely related to Ateles.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marimonda

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ateles geoffroyi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: slingeraap — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Arabic: سَعْدَان عَنْكَبُوتِيّ (saʕdān ʕankabūtiyy) — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Arabic: آتِل (ʔātil) — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Catalan: mona aranya — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蜘蛛猴 (zhīzhūhóu) — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Dutch: slingeraap — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Esperanto: aransimio — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Finnish: hämähäkkiapina — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • German: Klammeraffe — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Irish: moncaí géagach — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Polish: czepiak — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Portuguese: macaco-aranha — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Spanish: mono araña — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Spanish: maquisapa — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Swedish: spindelapa — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Turkish: örümcek maymunu — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Yucatec Maya: maʼax — monkey of the genus Ateles
  • Finnish: muriki — monkey of the genus Brachyteles
  • German: Spinnenaffe — monkey of the genus Brachyteles
  • Irish: moncaí géagach — monkey of the genus Brachyteles