Sap"a*jou (?), n. [F. sapajou,
sajou, Braz. sajuassu.] (Zoöl.) Any one
of several species of South American monkeys of the genus
Cebus, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species
are called also capuchins. The bonnet sapajou (C.
subcristatus), the golden-handed sapajou (C. chrysopus),
and the white-throated sapajou (C. hypoleucus) are well known
species. See Capuchin.