Cercocebus

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Noun

Cercocebus - mangabeysgenus Cercocebusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsCercopithecidae, family Cercopithecidae - Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkeymangabey - large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids

Cercocebus

(mangabeys), a genus of lower catarrhine monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae.

The body length of the mangabey is 50-60 cm; the tail length, 75-95 cm. The extremities are long. There are large cheek pouches. The color of the hair ranges from gray to black. Some species have a tuft on the head. The mangabeys are distributed in Central and West Africa. They inhabit forests and are mainly arboreal, living in bands of as many as 20-40. They are very mobile and agile. Mangabeys are often kept in zoos, where they reproduce readily.

Cercocebus

noun

Synonyms for Cercocebus

noun mangabeys

Synonyms

genus Cercocebus

Related Words

mammal genus
Cercopithecidae
family Cercopithecidae
mangabey

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