capuchin
New World monkey
A capuchin is a New World monkey with a cap-like tuft of hair on its head, named for its resemblance to the hooded robes of Capuchin friars.
These small, intelligent primates are often seen in films and as organ grinder companions.
Capuchin also refers to a hooded cloak or a type of pigeon with head feathers resembling a hood.
The capuchin monkey used its nimble fingers to crack open the nut. (Capitalized Capuchin refers to the religious order.)
Higher mammal order member
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- organ grinderStreet musician with crank
- white-facedPale from emotion
- tuftedHaving raised clusters
brown · squirrel monkey · tamarin · marmoset · howler · spider monkey · arboreal · prehensile tail
primate
Higher mammal order member
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- organ grinderStreet musician with crank
- white-facedPale from emotion
tufted · brown · squirrel monkey · tamarin · marmoset · howler · spider monkey · arboreal · prehensile tail · omnivorous
hood
Attached head covering
habit · robe · pointed · mantle · capelet · hooded · brown · medieval · vestment · scapular
pigeon
Stout urban bird
- New World Monkeysmarmoset, tamarin, howler monkey, spider monkey, squirrel monkey
- capuchins
- primatesape, apes, baboon, baboons, monkey
- rainforest wildlifejaguar, tapir, toucan, sloth, capybara
- smart animalsdolphin, dolphins, chimp, chimpanzee, orangutan
- South American animalsjaguar, capybara, llama, alpaca, piranha
capuchingreat ape
Tailless primate, human-adjacent
gorilla · Old World monkey · chimpanzee · orangutan · bonobo
- capuchin monkeySmall hooded neotropical primate