‖ saimiri
(saɪˈmɪərɪ)
Also 8 samiri (9 in Dicts. saimari, saimir).
[Brazilian Pg. saimirim, a. Tupi {cced}ahy miri little monkey ({cced}ahy sai1 + miri little).]
A small South American squirrel-monkey of the genus Chrysothrix (formerly Saimiris).
| 1774 Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) IV. 236 The fifth and last of the sapajou kind, or monkies that hold by the tail, is the Samiri, or Aurora; which is the smallest and the most beautiful of all. 1780 Smellie Buffon's Nat. Hist. (1791) VIII. 199 The saïmiri is commonly known by the name of the golden, orange, or yellow sapajou. 1863 Huxley Man's Place Nat. ii. 97 The Saimiri (Chrysothrix). |