Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A South American monkey, or sai, one of several kinds also called
sapajou . Seesapajou , and synonyms under saguin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Same as
sapajou .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
spider monkey orcapuchin .
Etymologies
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(Can we verify(+) this etymology?) French.
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Examples
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The saimiri, or titi of the Orinoco, the atele, the sajou, and other quadrumanous animals long known in Europe, form a striking contrast, both in their gait and habits, with the macavahu, called by the missionaries viudita, or widow in mourning.
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The saimiri, or titi of the Orinoco, the atele, the sajou, and other quadrumanous animals long known in Europe, form a striking contrast, both in their gait and habits, with the macavahu, called by the missionaries viudita, or widow in mourning.
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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