GUENON

Meaning of GUENON in English

[ gə'nɒn ]

■ noun a long-tailed African monkey of a group including the vervet and patas monkeys. [Genus Cercopithecus : several species.]

Origin

C19: from Fr., of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GUENON — noun Etymology: French Date: 1838 any of various long-tailed chiefly arboreal African monkeys (especially genera Cercopithecus and Erythrocebus )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUENON — gəˈnōⁿ, -nän noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French : any of various long-tailed chiefly arboreal African monkeys …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUENON — (n.) One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.
Английский словарь Webster
GUENON — ( n. ) One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUENON — /geuh nawonn", -non"/ , n. any of several long-tailed African monkeys, esp. of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUENON — noun Etymology: French Date: 1838 : any of various long-tailed chiefly arboreal African monkeys (especially genera Cercopithecus and Erythrocebus )
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUENON — noun one of several long-tailed oriental monkeys, of the genus cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.
Webster English vocab
GUENON — [gue.non] n [F] (1838): any of various long-tailed chiefly arboreal African monkeys (genera Cercopithecus and Erythrocebus)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUENON — any of about 20 species of widely distributed African monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, family Cercopithecidae. Guenons are slim, graceful, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUENON — guenon BrE AmE ˈɡwen ən -ɒn; ɡə ˈnɒn, -ˈnɒ̃; ˈɡiːn ən AmE \ ɡə ˈnoʊn -ˈnɑːn ▷ guenon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GUENON — n. any African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus, having a characteristic long tail, e.g. the vervet. [F: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUENON — n. any African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus, having a characteristic long tail, e.g. the vervet. [ F: orig. unkn. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUENON — n. any African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus, having a characteristic long tail, e.g. the vervet. Etymology: F: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
GUENON — мартышка; мартышка (Cercopithecus) - blackish-green guenon - crowned guenon - diademed guenon - dwarf guenon - greater white-nosed guenon - lesser white-nosed guenon - owl-faced guenon - red-bellied …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GUENON — мартышка; мартышка ( Cercopithecus ) - blackish-green guenon - crowned guenon - diademed guenon - dwarf guenon - greater white-nosed …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GUENON — n. Pronunciation: ' gwe-n ə n, g ə - ' n ō n Function: noun Etymology: F Date: 1838 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHITE-NOSED GUENON — noun or white-nosed monkey ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- : a monkey ( Cercopithecus nictitans ) of western central Africa marked with a white …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK GUENON — noun : patas
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITE-NOSED GUENON — см. greater white-nosed guenon
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SWAMP GUENON — см. blackish-green guenon
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WHITE-NOSED GUENON — см. greater white-nosed guenon
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SWAMP GUENON — см. blackish-green guenon
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GREEN MONKEY — noun Date: 1840 a long-tailed monkey of any of several African subspecies of a guenon ( Cercopithecus aethiops syn. Chloroebus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VERVET MONKEY — or vervet Any of several African races of slim, arboreal, diurnal Old World monkeys of the guenon species Cercopithecus aethiops …
Английский словарь Британика
WHITE-NOSED MONKEY — noun see white-nosed guenon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERVET — ˈvərvə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from vert green + -vet (as in grivet ); from its color — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUTO MONKEY — ˈplüd.(ˌ)ō- noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Pluto, Greek god of the subterranean world of the dead 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NISNAS — ˈnisnəs noun ( plural nisnas ) Etymology: Arabic nisnās : a guenon ( Cercopithecus griseoviridis ) of northeastern Africa or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWL-FACED MONKEY — also called Hamlyn's Monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni), arboreal guenon found in heavy forest of the Congo basin. The owl-faced monkey is …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONA MONKEY — (Cercopithecus mona), common West African guenon that is found in tropical rainforests. The mona monkey is a speckled reddish brown …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIANA MONKEY — Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana). (Cercopithecus diana) arboreal species of guenon named for its crescent-shaped white browband that resembles the bow …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEBRAZZA'S MONKEY — DeBrazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) (Cercopithecus neglectus), large, brightly coloured guenon widely distributed through eastern and central Africa, particularly in forests …
Britannica English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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