(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:56:55

At"e*les (#), n. [Gr. incomplete; priv. + completion.] Zool.

A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.

 

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