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

Examples of spider monkey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council voted to adopt a conditional license for Oakley Reign — a spider monkey that’s recently been ushered into the spotlight as the northeast Johnson County city considered changing its definition of dangerous wild animals to include all monkeys. —Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026

Its inhabitants will include giant South American river otters, howler monkeys and golden lion tamarins, but the primary residents are a group of nine spider monkeys. —Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Nov. 2025

Who wrote Robert Pattinson's 'spider monkey' line? —Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

Given that the spider monkey infants are too young to be released back to the wild without a mother to feed and protect them from natural predators, they’re brought to the Texas zoo for care. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spider monkey

• chunky
• funky
• hunky
• junkie
• spunky