cercopithecine Zoology

cercopithecine Zoology: cercopithecine Zoology [ˌsə:kə(ʊ)'pɪθɪsi:n]

adjective relating to or denoting monkeys of a subfamily (Cercopithecinae) that includes the macaques, mangabeys, baboons, and guenons.

noun a cercopithecine monkey.

Origin

based on Gk kerkopithēkos 'long-tailed monkey', from kerkos 'tail' + pithēkos 'ape'.

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