guenon C2 Topic:Animals US /ɡəˈnoʊn/ UK /ɡəˈnɒn/ See IPA manual Freq #533838 Meanings 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. Thesaurus 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 Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # guenon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡəˈnoʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡəˈnɒn/ **Frequency rank:** 533838 ## Meanings 1. a slender, long-tailed African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus, often with distinctive facial coloring ## Examples - The guenon searched the forest canopy for fruit and insects. ## Synonyms - guenon monkey ## Related Forms - Cercopithecus - Old World monkey - vervet - macaque ## Etymology Borrowed from French guenon, originally 'female monkey or ape.' Zoological English narrowed the word to African monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus. ## Topics - Animals markdown