Coaita

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coaita \Co*ai"ta\ (k[-o]*[aum][i^]"t[.a]), n. (Zool.)
     The native name of certain South American monkeys of the
     genus {Ateles}, esp. {Ateles paniscus}. The black-faced
     coaita is {Ateles ater}. See Illustration in Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]