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capuchin monkey

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English

Etymology

From the resemblance to the dress of a Capuchin monk.

Noun

capuchin monkey (plural capuchin monkeys)

Any New World monkey of the subfamily Cebinae.
Synonyms: capuchin, cebine

Derived terms

Translations

New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus

Catalan: caputxí (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 卷尾猴 (zh) (juǎnwěihóu), 懸猴 / 悬猴 (xuánhóu)
Esperanto: kapuĉulo, cebeno
Finnish: kapusiiniapina, kapusiini (fi)
French: capucin (fr) m
German: Kapuzineraffe (de) m
Irish: moncaí cochallach m
Polish: kapucynka (pl) f
Portuguese: macaco-prego (pt) m
Spanish: mono capuchino m
Swedish: kapucinapa (sv) c
Turkish: kapuçin maymunu

See also

cebine (adjective)

Further reading

capuchin monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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