muriqui

English

Etymology

Old Tupi muri'ki (the one who swings)

Noun

muriqui (plural muriquis)

1. A kind of monkey of the genus Brachyteles, found in Brazilian forests.
   • 1992, Karen B. Strier, Faces in the Forest: The Endangered Muriqui Monkeys of Brazil:

     Finally, if muriquis are strongly folivorous, they should conserve energy expenditure by using a relatively small area with just enough leaf sources to meet their nutritional needs, and devote a large proportion of their day to resting.

Synonyms

• woolly spider monkey

Translations

monkey

• Finnish: muriki (fi)