A primate of a family (Cebidae ) that includes most of the New World monkeys.
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- Nursing periods among cebids are generally longer than is typical of Old World monkeys.
- Callitrichids frequently give birth to twins and triplets but cebids rarely do.
- It is also one of the largest cebids and is relentlessly pursued for food in South America.
- A tail is present and may be long or vestigial, but it is never fully prehensile as in many cebids.
- The cebids are all primarily arboreal and exhibit a number of different social systems.