spider monkey
noun
: any of a genus (Ateles) of New World monkeys with long slender limbs, the thumb absent or rudimentary, and a very long prehensile tail
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Fossils indicate that monkeys living on prehistoric Africa’s western coast were inadvertently swept across the Atlantic at least three times during prehistory, including the ancestors of today’s capuchin, howler and spider monkeys.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Baby spider monkey and 2 rattlesnakes discovered during California meth bust
Authorities did not disclose what may have happened leading up to the incident or how the juveniles came into contact with a firearm inside the home.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 May 2025
On the other hand, spider monkeys are not confiscated in such large groups.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
In August 2023, a person was arrested after Texas Border Patrol agents found seven spider monkeys hidden in a backpack.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Baby spider monkey and 2 rattlesnakes discovered during California meth bust
Authorities did not disclose what may have happened leading up to the incident or how the juveniles came into contact with a firearm inside the home.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 May 2025
On the other hand, spider monkeys are not confiscated in such large groups.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
In August 2023, a person was arrested after Texas Border Patrol agents found seven spider monkeys hidden in a backpack.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Spider monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20monkey. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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