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mangabey
man·ga·bey M0076400 (măng′gə-bā′, -bē′)n. pl. man·ga·beys Any of various large forest-dwelling African monkeys of two genera, one (Cercocebus) consisting of chiefly terrestrial species, and the other (Lophocebus) consisting of chiefly arboreal species.
[After Mangabey, a place in Madagascar from which Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon received specimens of the animals, which he erroneously believed were native to the island.]mangabey (ˈmæŋɡəˌbeɪ) n (Animals) any of several large agile arboreal Old World monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, of central Africa, having long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids[C18: after the name of a region in Madagascar]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mangabey - large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelidscatarrhine, Old World monkey - of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close togetherCercocebus, genus Cercocebus - mangabeys |
mangabey
mangabey: see monkeymonkey,
any of a large and varied group of mammals of the primate order. The term monkey includes all primates that do not belong to the categories human, ape, or prosimian; however, monkeys do have certain common features.
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Words related to mangabeynoun large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelidsRelated Words- catarrhine
- Old World monkey
- Cercocebus
- genus Cercocebus
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