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マントホエザル

also: マントほえざる

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Meanings

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noun

mantled howler; golden-mantled howling monkey

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the species Alouatta palliata, a New World monkey known for its loud calls.

マントホエザルは中ちゅう南なん米べいの熱ねっ帯たい雨う林りんに生せい息そくしている。
The mantled howler monkey inhabits the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.

動どう物ぶつ園えんでマントホエザルの鳴なき声ごえを初はじめて聞きいた。

I heard the call of a mantled howler for the first time at the zoo.

Written forms

マント吠ほえ猿ざる
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
マントほえざる
Mixed hiragana-katakana spelling; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

吠bark, howl, cry
猿monkey

Etymology

From English 'mantled howler', a direct loan translation. The Japanese name combines マント (manto, 'mantle') and ホエザル (hoezaru, 'howler monkey').