CERCOPITHECUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cercopithecus mean? 

• CERCOPITHECUS (noun)
  The noun CERCOPITHECUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons

  Familiarity information: CERCOPITHECUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CERCOPITHECUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cercopithecus; genus Cercopithecus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Cercopithecus"):

guenon; guenon monkey (small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face)

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

Cercopithecidae; family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey)