Ateles \At"e*les\, n. [Gr. ? incomplete; 'a priv. + ?
completion.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having
the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See {Spider monkey}, and
{Coaita}.
Ateles
n : spider monkeys [syn: {genus Ateles}]