|sərkōpə̇ˈthēsəˌdē, -ēkə- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cercopithecus, type genus + -idae
: an anthropoid family that includes all the Old World monkeys except the anthropoid apes and is coextensive with a superfamily (Cercopithecoidea) — compare catarrhina
• cer·co·pith·e·coid -|pithəˌkȯid, -_pə̇|thēˌk- adjective or noun