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The term " monkey " is a colloquial name that is used to define a group of mammals from the infraorder Simiiformes. |
Simiiformes is a primate infraorder that is home to 8 living families. These members are often referred to as Anthropoids or simians. This group is generally seen as a sister group to tarsiers, which together constitute haplorhines.
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