squirrel monkey

English

Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)

Noun

squirrel monkey (plural squirrel monkeys)

1. (zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America.

Derived terms

• bare-eared squirrel monkey
• common squirrel monkey
• South American squirrel monkey

Translations

Squirrel monkey geographic distribution

Saimiri

• Catalan: mona esquirol f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 松鼠猴 (sōngshǔhóu)

• Dutch: doodshoofdaapje (nl) n
• Finnish: saimiri
• French: saïmiri (fr), singe-écureuil (fr) m, sapajou (fr) m
• German: Totenkopfäffchen (de) n
• Irish: moncaí iorach m
• Korean: 다람쥐원숭이 (daramjwiwonsung'i)
• Navajo: mágíłtsooí bináázhiní
• Persian: خزمیمون (xazmeymun)
• Polish: sajmiri (pl) f
• Portuguese: macaco-de-cheiro m
• Spanish: mono ardilla m, mono fraile m
• Swedish: dödskalleapa c, ekorrapa c
• Turkish: sincap maymunu

Further reading

• squirrel monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Saimiri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Saimiri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons