woolly monkey

/ˌwʊli ˌmʌŋki/
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Other forms: woolly monkeys

Definitions of woolly monkey
  1. noun
    large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
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    type of:
    New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
    hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
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