coaita

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coaita - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coaita \Co*ai"ta\ (k[-o]*[aum][i^]"t[.a]), n. (Zool.)
     The native name of certain South American monkeys of the
     genus Ateles, esp. Ateles paniscus. The black-faced
     coaita is Ateles ater. See Illustration in Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]