guenon

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ɡəˈnoʊn/ UK /ɡəˈnɒn/
noun Freq #533838

Meanings

  1. 1
    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.

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