spider monkey
noun
: any of a genus (Ateles) of New World monkeys with long slender limbs, the thumb absent or rudimentary, and a very long prehensile tail
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The baby spider monkey found in a Rolls-Royce during a traffic stop is in critical shape.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the suspect — a spider monkey dressed in a tutu — was no match for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
The Missouri monkey was found just days after law enforcement in California encountered a spider monkey while on a call.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
California Highway Patrol officers pulled over a Rolls-Royce Ghost and found a spider monkey in a onesie and weed.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the suspect — a spider monkey dressed in a tutu — was no match for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
The Missouri monkey was found just days after law enforcement in California encountered a spider monkey while on a call.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
California Highway Patrol officers pulled over a Rolls-Royce Ghost and found a spider monkey in a onesie and weed.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Spider monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20monkey. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.
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