spider monkey

noun

Any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.

Similar
marimondaAteles geoffroyi
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Meanings

nounspider monkey (plural spider monkeys)

plural spider monkeys

  1. Any New World monkey of the genus Ateles, with long, spindly limbs.
  2. A muriqui, of the genus Brachyteles of New World monkeys, closely related to Ateles.

    Synonyms: marimonda

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA muriqui, of the genus Brachyteles of New World monkeys, closely related to Ateles.

Similar
marimonda

More synonyms by meaning

nounarboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail

Similar
Ateles geoffroyi
Broader
New World monkeyplatyrrhineplatyrrhinian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans slingeraap
  • slingeraapmonkey of the genus Ateles
Arabic سَعْدَان عَنْكَبُوتِيّ, آتِل
  • سَعْدَان عَنْكَبُوتِيّ (saʕdān ʕankabūtiyy)monkey of the genus Ateles
  • آتِل (ʔātil)monkey of the genus Ateles
Catalan mona aranya
  • mona aranyamonkey of the genus Ateles
Chinese Mandarin 蜘蛛猴
  • 蜘蛛猴 (zhīzhūhóu)monkey of the genus Ateles
Dutch slingeraap
  • slingeraapmonkey of the genus Ateles
Esperanto aransimio
  • aransimiomonkey of the genus Ateles
Finnish hämähäkkiapina, muriki
  • hämähäkkiapinamonkey of the genus Ateles
  • murikimonkey of the genus Brachyteles
German Klammeraffe, Spinnenaffe
  • Klammeraffemonkey of the genus Ateles
  • Spinnenaffemonkey of the genus Brachyteles
Irish moncaí géagach, moncaí géagach
  • moncaí géagachmonkey of the genus Ateles
  • moncaí géagachmonkey of the genus Brachyteles
Polish czepiak, muriki
  • czepiakmonkey of the genus Ateles
  • murikimonkey of the genus Brachyteles
Portuguese macaco-aranha
  • macaco-aranhamonkey of the genus Ateles
Spanish mono araña, maquisapa
  • mono arañamonkey of the genus Ateles
  • maquisapamonkey of the genus Ateles
Swedish spindelapa
  • spindelapamonkey of the genus Ateles
Turkish örümcek maymunu
  • örümcek maymunumonkey of the genus Ateles
Cite this entry
APA

spider monkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20monkey

MLA

“spider monkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20monkey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spider monkey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20monkey.

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