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Saimiri

Borrowed fromBrazilian Portuguesesaí-mirim(literally“little monkey”).

saimiri (pluralsaimiris)

1. Squirrel monkey.
2. Any member ofSaimiri, a taxonomic genus of South Americanarborealmonkeys comprising thesquirrel monkeys.

From aTupian language.(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

saimiri m (pluralsaimiris)

1. saimiri

   Synonym:(common squirrel monkey)macaco-de-cheiro

• “saimiri”, inDicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “saimiri”, inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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