cercopithecusn.
/ˌsəːkəʊpɪˈθiːkəs/ Zoology.
A genus of long-tailed monkeys found in Africa, having cheek-pouches, and callosities on the buttocks.
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cercopithecus1572
guenon1838
1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 48 Twoo Apes Cercopetikes combattante.
Derivatives
cercopiˈthecoid adj. akin to this genus.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of family Cercopithecidae
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cercopithecoid1883
1883 New York Nation 29 Mar. 281/1 A cercopithecoid monkey.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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