Definition of Saimiri sciureus

1. Noun. Small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle.

Exact synonyms: Squirrel Monkey
Generic synonyms: New World Monkey, Platyrrhine, Platyrrhinian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saimiri Sciureus

Sahrawi
Sahrawis
Sahul
Said
Saida
Saidi Arabic
Saidpur
Saiga tatarica
Saigon
Saigon cinnamon
Saikat
Saiko-komon
Sailesh
Saimaa ringed seal
Saimaa ringed seals
Saimiri sciureus (current term)
Saint
Saint's triad
Saint-Bernard's-lily
Saint-Denis
Saint-Domingue
Saint-John's-bread
Saint-Louis
Saint-Malo
Saint-Martin-le-Nœud
Saint-Mihiel
Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Saens
Saint-Simonian

Literary usage of Saimiri sciureus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, Bennett J. Cohen, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"They consist of two species: Saimiri sciureus, the common squirrel monkey distributed widely through Central and South America, and Saimiri oerstedii, ..."

2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Winslow, JT, and Miczek, KA Social status as determinant of alcohol effects on aggressive behavior in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). ..."

3. Animal Models in Biomedical Research: Poultry (1993)
"... pigeon, dog, chicken, turkey, quail, mice, rat, baboon, rabbit, pig, macaque, saimiri-sciureus, cercopithecus- aethiops, lesion development. ..."

4. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals by Kimberly Sue Waggie (1994)
"Rhesus (Macaca mulatto) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) and chimpanzees (Pan sp) are infrequent hosts (1). The Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) ..."

5. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"Thermoregulation in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). Journal of Applied Physiology 31(l):48-54. Stull, CL, and AV Rodiek. 2000. ..."

6. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, Bennett J. Cohen, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"They consist of two species: Saimiri sciureus, the common squirrel monkey distributed widely through Central and South America, and Saimiri oerstedii, ..."

7. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Winslow, JT, and Miczek, KA Social status as determinant of alcohol effects on aggressive behavior in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). ..."

8. Animal Models in Biomedical Research: Poultry (1993)
"... pigeon, dog, chicken, turkey, quail, mice, rat, baboon, rabbit, pig, macaque, saimiri-sciureus, cercopithecus- aethiops, lesion development. ..."

9. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals by Kimberly Sue Waggie (1994)
"Rhesus (Macaca mulatto) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) and chimpanzees (Pan sp) are infrequent hosts (1). The Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) ..."

10. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"Thermoregulation in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). Journal of Applied Physiology 31(l):48-54. Stull, CL, and AV Rodiek. 2000. ..."

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