Cebidae

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Noun

Cebidae - all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarinsfamily Cebidaemammal family - a family of mammalsPlatyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini - New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarinCebus, genus Cebus - type genus of the CebidaeAotus, genus Aotus - douroucoulisAlouatta, genus Alouatta - howler monkeysgenus Pithecia, Pithecia - sakisCacajao, genus Cacajao - uakarisCallicebus, genus Callicebus - titisAteles, genus Ateles - spider monkeysgenus Saimiri, Saimiri - squirrel monkeysgenus Lagothrix, Lagothrix - woolly monkeys

Cebidae

[′seb·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) The New World monkeys, a family of primates in the suborder Anthropoidea including the capuchins and howler monkeys.

Cebidae

(New World monkeys), a family of platyrrhine monkeys. The body length ranges from 24 to 91 cm. The tail is long and, in many species, prehensile. The fur is thick and varies in color. The teeth number 36. The family comprises 11 genera, including Aotus (douroucoulis), Alouatta (howling monkeys), Cebus (capuchin monkeys), Saimiri (squirrel monkeys), and Ateles (spider monkeys); there are 29 species. The Cebidae are distributed in Central and South America. They are arboreal, diurnal (except Aotus), and gregarious. The diet consists of plants, insects, birds, and bird eggs.

Cebidae

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Synonyms for Cebidae

noun all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins

Synonyms

family Cebidae

Related Words

mammal family
Platyrrhini
superfamily Platyrrhini
Cebus
genus Cebus
Aotus
genus Aotus
Alouatta
genus Alouatta
genus Pithecia
Pithecia
Cacajao
genus Cacajao
Callicebus
genus Callicebus
Ateles
genus Ateles
genus Saimiri
Saimiri
genus Lagothrix
Lagothrix