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spider monkey
spider monkey
noun
: a monkey of Central and South America that has long, thin arms and legs and a very long tail
Full Definition of SPIDER MONKEY
: 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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