| cebidae | The family of new world monkeys consisting of nine subfamilies: alouattinae (howler monkeys), aotinae (night monkeys), atelinae (spider monkeys), callicebinae (titis), callimiconinae (goeldi's marmosets), callitrichinae (marmosets), cebinae (capuchin monkeys), pithecinae (sakis), and saimirinae (squirrel monkeys). They inhabit the forests of south and central america, comprising the largest family of south american monkeys. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| cebinae | A subfamily of new world monkeys in the family cebidae. They inhabit the forests of south and central america and comprise members of the genus cebus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cebocephaly | Malformation of the head in which the features are suggestive of a monkey; there is usually a tendency toward cyclopia, with defective or absent nose and closely set eyes. Origin: G. Kebos, monkey, + kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| cebus | A genus of the family cebidae, subfamily cebinae, consisting of four species which are divided into two groups, the tufted and untufted. C. Apella has tufts of hair over the eyes and sides of the head. The remaining species are without tufts - c. Capucinus, c. Nigrivultatus, and c. Albifrons. Cebus inhabits the forests of central and south america. (12 Dec 1998) |