Definition of cercopithecoid in English:
cercopithecoid
nounˌsəːkə(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪkɔɪdˌsərkəˈpiTHəkoid
Zoology A primate of a group that comprises the Old World monkeys.
Superfamily Cercopithecoidea and family Cercopithecidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Jablonski also provides an in-depth discussion of the radiation and paleoecology of Neogene cercopithecoids, highlighting the adaptations of extant and extinct Old World monkeys to a diverse range of niches.
- Our data set was comprised of eight species: a Platyrrhini, the white-fronted capuchin monkey, two cercopithecoids: the Barbary macaque and the hamadryas baboon, four hominoids and an outgroup sequence.
- Fossils of the earliest hominoids (21 million years ago) and the cercopithecoids (Old World monkeys; 19 million years ago) are known from the early Miocene.
adjectiveˌsəːkə(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪkɔɪdˌsərkəˈpiTHəkoid
Zoology Relating to cercopithecoid monkeys.
Example sentencesExamples
- The C 1 calibration was based on the estimated ages of the three earliest putative cercopithecoid and hominoid fossils.
- Primers were designed from conserved regions of the cercopithecoid and human sequences in the public databases.
- The same situation is encountered at the 3’ splice site of cercopithecoid Old World monkeys (OWMs).
Origin
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Cercopithecoidea, based on Greek kerkopithēkos, a long-tailed monkey (from kerkos 'tail' + pithēkos 'ape').
Definition of cercopithecoid in US English:
cercopithecoid
nounˌsərkəˈpiTHəkoid
Zoology A primate of a group that comprises the Old World monkeys.
Superfamily Cercopithecoidea and family Cercopithecidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Jablonski also provides an in-depth discussion of the radiation and paleoecology of Neogene cercopithecoids, highlighting the adaptations of extant and extinct Old World monkeys to a diverse range of niches.
- Our data set was comprised of eight species: a Platyrrhini, the white-fronted capuchin monkey, two cercopithecoids: the Barbary macaque and the hamadryas baboon, four hominoids and an outgroup sequence.
- Fossils of the earliest hominoids (21 million years ago) and the cercopithecoids (Old World monkeys; 19 million years ago) are known from the early Miocene.
adjectiveˌsərkəˈpiTHəkoid
Zoology Relating to cercopithecoid monkeys.
Example sentencesExamples
- The C 1 calibration was based on the estimated ages of the three earliest putative cercopithecoid and hominoid fossils.
- Primers were designed from conserved regions of the cercopithecoid and human sequences in the public databases.
- The same situation is encountered at the 3’ splice site of cercopithecoid Old World monkeys (OWMs).
Origin
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Cercopithecoidea, based on Greek kerkopithēkos, a long-tailed monkey (from kerkos ‘tail’ + pithēkos ‘ape’).