Definitions
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- noun (Zoöl.) A large South American monkey (
Lagothrix Humboldtii ), with prehensile tail.
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- noun dated A large
South American monkey (Lagothrix humboldtii), withprehensile tail .
Etymologies
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Native American name.
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Examples
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This monkey is the caparro, which I have made known in my Observations on Zoology and comparative Anatomy; it forms, as
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The caparro is distinguished by a round head, and a mild and agreeable expression of countenance.
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The caparro is distinguished by a round head, and a mild and agreeable expression of countenance.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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