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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A South American subfamily of Cebidæ, having the cerebrum overlapping the cerebellum, the hyoid apparatus moderate, the incisors proclivous. and the tail bushy; the sakis and ouakaris. There are 3 genera, Pithecia (the type), Chiropotes, and Brachyurus.

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