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Definition of Ateles
1. Noun. Spider monkeys.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cebidae, Family Cebidae
Member holonyms: Ateles Geoffroyi, Spider Monkey
Definition of Ateles
1. n. A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.
Medical Definition of Ateles
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ateles
Literary usage of Ateles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"XXVII ON THE BRAIN OF ateles PANISCUS Proceedings of the Zoological Society of
London, 1861, //. 247-260. ..."
2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1870)
"... lately described by Dr. Gray as Testudo chilensis and ateles ... described by Dr.
Gray in this journal, under the names Testudo chilensis and ateles ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... or nearly so, hidden under the skin, and the prehensile part of the tail naked
beneath. M. Geoff, has formed them into a genus by the name of ateles. ..."
4. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"... slow, living in groups. Eating insects and fruit. A. Fur dry, harsh. Hoir on
the head directed forward. Lower jaw not dilated behind. 2. ateles. ..."
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