Definition of Ateles

1. Noun. Spider monkeys.

Exact synonyms: Genus Ateles
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cebidae, Family Cebidae
Member holonyms: Ateles Geoffroyi, Spider Monkey

Definition of Ateles

1. n. A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.

Medical Definition of Ateles

1. A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita. Origin: Gr. Incomplete; priv. + completion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ateles

ate like a horse
ate one's seed corn
ate one's words
ate the seed corn
atebrin
atebrine hydrochloride
atebrins
atechnic
ateji
atelectases
atelectasis
atelectatic
atelectatic rale
ateleiosis
ateleiotic
ateles (current term)
atelestite
atelia
atelic
atelier
atelierista
ateliers
ateliosis
ateliotic
ateliotic dwarfism
atelocollagen
atelomixis
atelopidtoxin
atemoya
atemoyas

Literary usage of Ateles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"XXVII ON THE BRAIN OF ateles PANISCUS Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1861, //. 247-260. ..."

2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1870)
"... lately described by Dr. Gray as Testudo chilensis and ateles ... described by Dr. Gray in this journal, under the names Testudo chilensis and ateles ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... or nearly so, hidden under the skin, and the prehensile part of the tail naked beneath. M. Geoff, has formed them into a genus by the name of ateles. ..."

4. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"... slow, living in groups. Eating insects and fruit. A. Fur dry, harsh. Hoir on the head directed forward. Lower jaw not dilated behind. 2. ateles. ..."

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