guenon

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ɡəˈnoʊn/ UK /ɡəˈnɒn/ See IPA manual

Freq #533838

Meanings

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noun
a slender, long-tailed African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus, often with distinctive facial coloring

The guenon searched the forest canopy for fruit and insects.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a slender, long-tailed... guenon monkey

Word family

Forms guenons

Related forms CercopithecusOld World monkeyvervetmacaque

Etymology

Borrowed from French guenon, originally 'female monkey or ape.' Zoological English narrowed the word to African monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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