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Meaning of guariba | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Any of several South American howler monkeys with prehensile tails.

Equivalents

Português guariba Guariba

Examples

“[He saw] ahead of him the carcass of a guariba. It was drifting towards them, [...]”
“It was not a man at all, it was a guariba. Of all the prehensile-tailed monkeys which haunt the forests of the Upper Amazon the guariba is without doubt the most eccentric. Of sociable disposition, and not very savage, ...”
“THE MAN WHO MARRIED THE GUARIBA MONKEY There was once a man who unknowingly married a guariba monkey in human form. The couple lived together until she grew pregnant; she then suggested a visit to her father.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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