capuchin monkey

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capuchin monkey

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From the resemblance to the dress of a Capuchin monk.

noun capuchin monkeys

  1. Any New World monkey of the subfamily Cebinae.

    Similar: capuchin, cebine

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noun New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus

Españolmono capuchino
中文卷尾猴 juǎnwěihóu, 懸猴 /悬猴 xuánhóu
Portuguêsmacaco-prego
Françaiscapucin
DeutschKapuzineraffe

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@misc{capuchin_monkey_2026,
  title = {capuchin monkey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capuchin%20monkey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}