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saimiri
noun
sai·mi·ri
\sīˈmirē\
Definition of saimiri
1 plural -s : squirrel monkey
2 capitalized [New Latin, from Portuguese] : a genus of small arboreal gregarious South American monkeys comprising the squirrel monkeys
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Origin and Etymology of saimiri
Portuguese, from Guarani çaí miri, literally, little monkey
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