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Guenon

One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.

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Catarrhine 76% connected

One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward.…

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Grivet 76% connected

A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, a…

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Talapoin 76% connected

A small African monkey (Cercopithecus, / Miopithecus, talapoin) -- called also melarhine.

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Vervet 76% connected

A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, / Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly ar…

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Ateles noun · 78% connection

A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.

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Beryl noun · 78% connection

A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…

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Cacajao noun · 78% connection

A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia (/ Brachyurus) melanocephala).

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Capuchin noun · 78% connection

A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and…

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Chat noun · 78% connection

A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and…

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Chlorophyll noun · 78% connection

Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to whic…

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Corundum noun · 78% connection

The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or r…

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Entellus noun · 78% connection

An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (Semnopithecus entellus) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike…

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Godwit noun · 78% connection

One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limos…

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Greenfinch noun · 78% connection

A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and peasweep.

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Kahau noun · 78% connection

A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts,…

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Kalasie noun · 78% connection

A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.

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Long adjective · 78% connection

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as…

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Long-lived adjective · 78% connection

Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long-lived tree; they are a…

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Lungoor noun · 78% connection

A long-tailed monkey (Semnopithecus schislaceus), from the mountainous districts of India.

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Macaque noun · 78% connection

Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.

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Mamgabey noun · 78% connection

Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (C. fuliginosus), which is sooty black.

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Marmoset noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidae. They have long soft fur,…

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