squirrel monkey
noun
: any of several small soft-haired South American monkeys (genus Saimiri, especially S. sciureus of the family Cebidae) that have a long tail not used for grasping and are colored chiefly yellowish gray with a white face and black muzzle
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There’s something magical about hiking through lush rainforest, filled with sloths, squirrel monkeys, and iguana, and emerging onto golden shores fronting the Pacific.
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
In a video on TikTok, Bennett showed how her two squirrel monkeys regularly interrupt her morning coffee routine, sticking their hands in her cups and biting the bottle of syrup.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
When Wild Oasis opens, guests will also be able to see giant anteaters, capybaras, squirrel monkeys, and tropical birds that are new to the park in a multi-level, multi-species habitat called Habitat Hideaway.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Nonnative monkey species including rhesus macaques, vervet monkeys and squirrel monkeys can cause harm to humans with infections such as herpes B being transferrable through scratches and bites.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
In a video on TikTok, Bennett showed how her two squirrel monkeys regularly interrupt her morning coffee routine, sticking their hands in her cups and biting the bottle of syrup.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
When Wild Oasis opens, guests will also be able to see giant anteaters, capybaras, squirrel monkeys, and tropical birds that are new to the park in a multi-level, multi-species habitat called Habitat Hideaway.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Nonnative monkey species including rhesus macaques, vervet monkeys and squirrel monkeys can cause harm to humans with infections such as herpes B being transferrable through scratches and bites.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Squirrel monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirrel%20monkey. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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