Hypernym

noun

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

Member_meronym

noun

New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin

platyrrhine 1

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

Synonyms

New World monkey 1
hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
platyrrhinian 1
hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

Derivationally related form

adjective

of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses

adjective

of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses

adjective

of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses

Hyponym

noun

small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails

noun

monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

noun

nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur

noun

monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry

noun

small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail

Member_holonym

noun

New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin