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Primates that start with S
16 primates start with S, from “Saddle-back tamarin” to “Sumatran orangutan”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
Primates starting with S
- Saddle-back tamarinalso Saddleback tamarin
- Sahelanthropus
- Sakialso Saki monkey
- Siamang
- Sifaka
- Silky sifaka
- Silvery lutungalso Silvered leaf monkey
- Skywalker hoolock gibbonalso Skywalker gibbon, Skywalker hoolock, Gaoligong hoolock gibbon
- Slender loris
- Slow loris
- Spectral tarsier
- Spider monkey
- Sportive lemur
- Squirrel monkey
- Stump-tailed macaque
- Sumatran orangutan
About this list
- S is the most common first letter in this list: 16 of the 149 primates (11%).
- Shortest: “Saki”. Longest: “Skywalker hoolock gibbon”.
- 12 names have more than one word.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many primates start with S?
- 16 of the 149 primates in Icillion start with S, for example Spider monkey, Squirrel monkey and Slow loris.
- What is the longest name among primates that start with S?
- The longest is “Skywalker hoolock gibbon” and the shortest is “Saki”.
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