n. The Old World monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Any of several long-tailed arboreal African monkeys, of the genera Cercopithecus and Erythrocebus (formerly classified as Cercocebus), such as as the green monkey (Cercopithecus callitrichus) and grivet (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A French name, very generally adopted as a book-name, for the old-world monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus.
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n. small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
Word Usage
"Jonathan Kingdon's sketches of African guenon monkeys."