New World monkey
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English
Noun
New World monkey (plural New World monkeys)
- Any monkey from any of the five families of primates that are found in Central America and South America: the Callitrichidae, the Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.
- Coordinate term: Old World monkey
Hypernyms
- (any from the five families of primates): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder
Translations
families of primates found in Central and South America
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Further reading
New World monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
