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sapajou|ˈsæpədʒuː| Also 7 sapaiou, 9 sapago. [a. F. sapajou, in 1614 sapaiou, given by D'Abbeville as a Cayenne word.] A South American monkey of the genus Cebus.
1698Froger Voy. 130 The sapaiou is a kind of a little monkey. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) IV. 235 Those with muscular holding tails, are called Sapajous. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 153/2 The genus Cebus, the typical genus of American apes, is composed of the sapajous, so commonly seen in captivity. |