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guenon

/ɡəˈnoʊn/
/ˈɡwɛn.ən/

Rhymes with -oʊn, -ɛnən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”).

noun guenons

A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.

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noun monkey of the genus Cercopithecus

Español	cercopiteco, mono del viejo mundo
한국어	긴꼬리원숭이 ginkkoriwonsung'i
日本語	オナガザル onagazaru, 尾長猿 onagazaru
中文	長尾猴 /长尾猴 chángwěihóu
Português	cercopiteco
Français	cercopithèque, guenon
Deutsch	Meerkatze
Italiano	cercopiteco
Русский	марты́шка martýška
العربية	هِجْرِس hijris

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"guenon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guenon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

guenon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guenon

Chicago

"guenon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guenon.

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@misc{guenon_2026,
  title = {guenon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guenon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}