CAPUCHIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does capuchin mean? 

• CAPUCHIN (noun)
  The noun CAPUCHIN has 2 senses:

1. a hooded cloak for women

2. monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

  Familiarity information: CAPUCHIN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPUCHIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hooded cloak for women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("capuchin" is a kind of...):

cloak (a loose outer garment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

capuchin; Cebus capucinus; ringtail

Hypernyms ("capuchin" is a kind of...):

New World monkey; platyrrhine; platyrrhinian (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)

Holonyms ("capuchin" is a member of...):

Cebus; genus Cebus (type genus of the Cebidae)

 Context examples 

The fossil monkey is closely related to living South American monkeys, such as capuchins.

(First-ever fossil monkey found in North America, NSF)