'Cebus subcristatus' definitions:

Definition of 'Cebus subcristatus'

From: GCIDE
  • Sapajou \Sap"a*jou\, n. [F. sapajou, sajou, Braz. sajuassu.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also capuchins. The bonnet sapajou (Cebus subcristatus), the golden-handed sapajou ({Cebus chrysopus}), and the white-throated sapajou ({Cebus hypoleucus}) are well known species. See Capuchin. [1913 Webster]