Meanings
plural squirrel monkeys
- biologyAny of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.
Synonyms: saimiri
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan mona esquirol
- mona esquirolSaimiri
Chinese Mandarin 松鼠猴
- 松鼠猴 (sōngshǔhóu)Saimiri
Dutch doodshoofdaapje
- doodshoofdaapjeSaimiri
Finnish saimiri
- saimiriSaimiri
French saïmiri, singe-écureuil
- saïmiriSaimiri
- singe-écureuilSaimiri
- sapajouSaimiri
German Totenkopfäffchen
- TotenkopfäffchenSaimiri
Irish moncaí iorach
- moncaí iorachSaimiri
Korean 다람쥐원숭이
- 다람쥐원숭이 (daramjwiwonsung'i)Saimiri
Persian خزمیمون
- خزمیمون (xazmeymun)Saimiri
Polish sajmiri
- sajmiriSaimiri
Portuguese macaco-de-cheiro, saimiri
- macaco-de-cheiroSaimiri
- saimiriSaimiri
Spanish mono ardilla, mono fraile
- mono ardillaSaimiri
- mono fraileSaimiri
Swedish dödskalleapa, ekorrapa
- dödskalleapaSaimiri
- ekorrapaSaimiri
Turkish sincap maymunu
- sincap maymunuSaimiri
Cite this entry
squirrel monkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirrel%20monkey
“squirrel monkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirrel%20monkey. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squirrel monkey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirrel%20monkey.
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