squirrel monkey
noun
: any of several small soft-haired South American monkeys (genus Saimiri, especially S. sciureus of the family Cebidae) that have a long tail not used for grasping and are colored chiefly yellowish gray with a white face and black muzzle
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In 1958, a squirrel monkey named Gordo was launched aboard a U.S. Army rocket called Jupiter IRBM AM-13. 
Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 July 2022 An 8-year-old squirrel monkey named Glitter died at Reid Park Zoo after getting an intestinal bacterial infection, the Tucson facility announced Tuesday. Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022 According to Reid Park Zoo, the squirrel monkey troop has not been vaccinated because one of the troop members is pregnant and set to deliver this summer. Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022 From a bat, buzzard and barn owl, to a scorpion, seahorse and squirrel monkey, Inside In is a collection of more than 50 arthropods, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2021 Over the last year, the zoo has also added some new residents, introducing a 2-year-old Queensland koala and a baby squirrel monkey. Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2021 In 1959, the Army launched Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, aboard a missile for a suborbital flight that both survived. BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2020 But researchers have been blindsided before, when efforts by White Coat Waste ended studies on squirrel monkeys, cats, and dogs at several federal facilities. David Grimm, Science | AAAS, 5 Dec. 2019 Most primates in accredited sanctuaries are chimpanzees, capuchins, and squirrel monkeys, according to Erika Fleury, program director for the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance, or NAPSA, an advocacy group for captive primates. NBC News, 14 June 2019 See More
Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 July 2022 An 8-year-old squirrel monkey named Glitter died at Reid Park Zoo after getting an intestinal bacterial infection, the Tucson facility announced Tuesday. Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022 According to Reid Park Zoo, the squirrel monkey troop has not been vaccinated because one of the troop members is pregnant and set to deliver this summer. Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022 From a bat, buzzard and barn owl, to a scorpion, seahorse and squirrel monkey, Inside In is a collection of more than 50 arthropods, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2021 Over the last year, the zoo has also added some new residents, introducing a 2-year-old Queensland koala and a baby squirrel monkey. Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2021 In 1959, the Army launched Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, aboard a missile for a suborbital flight that both survived. BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2020 But researchers have been blindsided before, when efforts by White Coat Waste ended studies on squirrel monkeys, cats, and dogs at several federal facilities. David Grimm, Science | AAAS, 5 Dec. 2019 Most primates in accredited sanctuaries are chimpanzees, capuchins, and squirrel monkeys, according to Erika Fleury, program director for the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance, or NAPSA, an advocacy group for captive primates. NBC News, 14 June 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1773, in the meaning defined above