[blowski]

You are right in the scientific sense, but it’s totally valid in colloquial language.

https://www.wordnik.com/words/monkey

> A nonhuman ape. Not in scientific use.

[TeMPOraL]

Of course if talking with a superintelligent AI / sentient beer can, humans are monkeys too, and ones particularly lacking in the hygiene department.

(Yes, it's an ExForce books reference.)