ventriloquist monkey

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ventriloquist monkey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Onappo \O*nap"po\, n. (Zool.)
     A nocturnal South American monkey (Callithrix discolor),
     noted for its agility; -- called also ventriloquist monkey.
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  Ventriloquist \Ven*tril"o*quist\, n.
     One who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism.
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     Ventriloquist monkey (Zool.), the onappo; -- so called from
        the character of its cry.
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