Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A South American monkey, Ateles paniscus, about 18 inches in length. See
Ateles , and cut underspider-monkey .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, esp.
Ateles paniscus . The black-faced coaita isAteles ater . SeeIllustration in Appendix.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of certain
South American monkeys of thegenus Ateles, especially Atelex paniscus.
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Examples
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It is not so large indeed as the coaita (Simia paniscus); but when seen at the top of a tree, and the head only visible, it might easily be taken for a human being.
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There are several species of them known -- the coaita, the white-faced, the black cayou, the beelzebub, the chamek, the black-handed, and the marimonda.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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There are several species of them known -- the coaita, the white-faced, the black cayou, the beelzebub, the chamek, the black-handed, and the marimonda.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Among the most curious of the monkey tribe are the ateles, or spider-monkeys, -- called also Cebidae, and, by the natives sapajous, one of the species of the coaita, or quata.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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The coaita can apply its tail to all sorts of uses.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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In the neighbourhood of Obydos, the Ateles paniscus has its abode; while in the Upper Amazon the white-whiskered coaita (Ateles marginatus) takes its place.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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It is not so large indeed as the coaita (Simia paniscus); but when seen at the top of a tree, and the head only visible, it might easily be taken for a human being.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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