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Definition of Coaita
1. n. The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, esp. A. paniscus. The black-faced coaita is Ateles ater. See Illustration in Appendix.
Definition of Coaita
1. Noun. Any of certain South American monkeys of the genus ''Ateles'', especially ''A. paniscus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coaita
1. a type of spider monkey [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coaita
Literary usage of Coaita
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Digest of Official Opinions of the Attorneys-General of the United States by United States Dept. of Justice (1908)
"The charter parties of registered vessels sailing between the Atlantic and Pacific
coaita of the United States in the coasting trade are, therefore, ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The other ATELES to which alone Spix restricts that name— coaita, Buff. ...
The Chuva, Humb. or the coaita a face bordee, Ann. Mus. XII, pi. 10. ..."
3. Oregon and Eldorado; Or, Romance of the Rivers [Columbia and Amazon] by Thomas Bulfinch (1866)
"The coaita is a large, black monkey, covered with coarse hair, and having the
prominent parts of the face of a tawny, flesh-colored hue. ..."
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