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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

mammal, mammalian go
any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair

placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal go
mammals having a placenta

primate go
any placental mammal of the order Primates

monkey go
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

noun.animal

10 Subcategories

marmoset go
small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
ringtail, capuchin, Cebus capucinus go
monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
douroucouli, Aotus trivirgatus go
nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
howler, howler monkey go
monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
saki go
small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
uakari go
medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin
titi, titi monkey go
small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi go
arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus go
small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
woolly monkey go
large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins