muriqui

English

Northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese muriqui from Old Tupi mbyryki.

Noun

muriqui (plural muriquis)

1. A kind of monkey of the genus Brachyteles, found in Brazilian forests.
   • 1992, Karen B. Strier, Faces in the Forest: The Endangered Muriqui Monkeys of Brazil:

     Finally, if muriquis are strongly folivorous, they should conserve energy expenditure by using a relatively small area with just enough leaf sources to meet their nutritional needs, and devote a large proportion of their day to resting.

Synonyms

• woolly spider monkey

Translations

monkey

• Finnish: muriki (fi)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• buriqui

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mbyryki.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mu.ɾiˈki/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.ɾiˈki/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: mu‧ri‧qui

Noun

muriqui m (plural muriquis)

1. muriqui (any monkey of the genus Brachyteles)

Derived terms

• mono-da-cara-manchada
• muriqui-do-norte
• muriqui-do-sul

Descendants

• → English: muriqui