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new world monkey

new world mon·key
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noo, nyoo wurld muhng-kee]
    • /nu, nyu wɜrld ˈmʌŋ ki/
    • /njuː wɜːld ˈmʌŋ.ki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo, nyoo wurld muhng-kee]
    • /nu, nyu wɜrld ˈmʌŋ ki/

Definitions of new world monkey words

  • noun new world monkey any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey. 1
  • noun new world monkey any monkey of the family Cebidae, of Central and South America, having widely separated nostrils: many are arboreal and have a prehensile tail 0
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new world monkey popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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