noun
woolly monkey
Refers to any New World monkey of genus Lagothrix. The term is rare and typically written in katakana.
See also: ウーリーモンキー
ヨウモウザルは南米の熱帯雨林に生息している。
Woolly monkeys inhabit the tropical rainforests of South America.
Synonymous loanword from English; ヨウモウザル is the Japanese name.
Compound of 羊毛 (ようもう, 'wool') + 猿 (さる, 'monkey'), a calque of English 'woolly monkey'.