オマキザル

noun

capuchin monkey; Cebidae monkey

Refers broadly to monkeys of the family Cebidae, especially capuchin monkeys (genus Cebus), but also including marmosets, tamarins, and squirrel monkeys. In everyday Japanese, オマキザル most often points to capuchin monkeys.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんでオマキザルが器き用ように木きの実みを割わっていた。

  At the zoo, a capuchin monkey was skillfully cracking nuts.

• オマキザルは知ち能のうが高たかく、道どう具ぐを使つかうことで知しられている。

  Capuchin monkeys are known for their high intelligence and tool use.