New World monkey

English

Noun

New World monkey (plural New World monkeys)

Any monkey from any of the five families of primates that are found in Central America and South America: the Callitrichidae, the Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.

Hypernyms

(any from the five families of primates): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder

Coordinate terms

(grouping of primates): Old World monkey

Translations

families of primates found in Central and South America

Chinese:
Mandarin: 新世界猴, 新世界猴 (xīn shìjiè hóu)
Finnish: kierteishäntäapina

French: singe du Nouveau Monde (fr) m
Japanese: 新世界ザル (shinsekaizaru)

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