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Coaita

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A South American monkey, Ateles paniscus, about 18 inches in length. See Ateles, and cut under spider-monkey.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, esp. Ateles paniscus. The black-faced coaita is Ateles ater. See Illustration in Appendix.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, especially Atelex paniscus.
    • Word Usage
    "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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