TANTALUS MONKEY


Meaning of TANTALUS MONKEY in English

/tan"tl euhs/

a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus ), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers. Cf. savanna monkey .

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