CERCOPITHECIDAE

Meaning of CERCOPITHECIDAE in English

guenon-like monkeys

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

CERCOPITHECIDAE — |sərkōpə̇ˈthēsəˌdē, -ēkə- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cercopithecus, type genus + -idae : an anthropoid family that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CERCOPITHECIDAE — family of catarrhine, or Old World, monkeys that includes the individuals and groups known as baboon; Barbary ape; bonnet monkey; …
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VERVET MONKEY — or vervet Any of several African races of slim, arboreal, diurnal Old World monkeys of the guenon species Cercopithecus aethiops …
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PROBOSCIS MONKEY — Species ( Nasalis larvatus , family Cercopithecidae) of long-tailed arboreal Old World monkey of swampy mangrove forests on Borneo. Diurnal …
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PRIMATE — any of more than 300 species of monkeys, apes, and other mammal s of the order Primates. Primates are distinguished …
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OLD WORLD MONKEY — Any of certain anthropoid primate s of Africa and Asia (also called catarrhines), as distinguished from the New World monkey …
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MANDRILL — Diurnal monkey (family Cercopithecidae, usually genus Mandrillus ) of equatorial African rainforests, known for its striking colouring. The stout-bodied, primarily …
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DRILL — I In military science, the preparation of soldiers for performance of their duties through the practice of prescribed movements. It …
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COLOBUS MONKEY — Any of 10 species of long-tailed, essentially thumbless African Old World monkeys in the genus Colobus (family Cercopithecidae). Colobus monkeys …
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CERCOPITHECOID — adjective or noun see cercopithecidae
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PARAPITHECUS — |parəpə̇|thēkəs, -ˈpithə̇k- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from para- (I) + -pithecus : a genus of extremely primitive old-world …
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OLD-WORLD MONKEY — noun : a catarrhine monkey ; especially : a monkey of the family Cercopithecidae widely distributed in the warmer parts …
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NASALIS — nāˈz]alə̇s, -ˈs], ]āl-, ]äl- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin nasus nose + -alis -al — more at nose 1. …
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HOMINOIDEA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Homin-, Homo + -oidea 1. in some classifications : a major …
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CYNOPITHECUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷pə̇ˈthēkəs, -ˈpithə̇k- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cyn- + -pithecus : a genus of Old World monkeys (family …
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CYNOPITHECIDAE — ˌsinōpə̇ˈthēsəˌdē, ˌsīn-, -nəp-, -ēkə- Etymology: New Latin, from Cynopithecus, type genus + -idae synonym of cercopithecidae
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CYNOMORPHA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷fə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cyn- + -morpha in some classifications : a group coextensive with …
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CYNOMORPH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmȯrf adjective Etymology: New Latin Cynomorpha : of or belonging to Cercopithecidae
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COLOBUS — ˈkäləbəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kolobos docked, mutilated; from the rudimentary thumbs 1. capitalized : a genus of …
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CERCOPITHECUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_pə̇ˈthēkəs, -ˈpithə̇kəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a long-tailed ape, from Greek kerkopithēkos, from kerk- cerc- +0 …
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CERCOPITH — ˈsərkəˌpith noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification of New Latin Cercopithecidae : a monkey of the family Cercopithecidae
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OLD WORLD MONKEY — any of various anthropoid primates of the family Cercopithecidae, of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and Asia, typically having a hairless …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) 1》 a small to medium-sized primate typically having a long tail and living in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HANUMAN — [ ˌhʌnʊ'mα:n ] (also ~ langur ) ■ noun a pale-coloured langur monkey of the Indian subcontinent, venerated by Hindus. …
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PROBOSCIS MONKEY — (Nasalis larvatus) long-tailed arboreal monkey, family Cercopithecidae, found in the swampy mangrove forests of Borneo. The proboscis monkey is red-brown …
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PRIMATE — in zoology, any member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes the prosimians, monkeys, apes, and man. The order has …
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PATAS MONKEY — (Erythrocebus, or Cercopithecus, patas), long-limbed quadrupedal monkey, family Cercopithecidae. Because of its colour and habits, it is also called red …
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MONKEY — in general, any member of the mammalian order Primates, with the exception of the tree shrews, the lemurs and their …
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MANGABEY — (Cercocebus), any of several slender, rather long-limbed monkeys, belonging to the family Cercopithecidae, found in African rain forests. Mangabeys are …
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MANDRILL — (Mandrillus, or Papio, sphinx), colourful Old World monkey, family Cercopithecidae, usually grouped with the related drill (q.v.) in the genus …
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MACAQUE — (Macaca), any of about 12 species of gregarious, diurnal monkeys, belonging to the family Cercopithecidae, found primarily in Asia. Macaques …
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