cercopithecine

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cercopithecine /ˌsəːkə(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/ Zoology

▶adjective relating to or denoting monkeys of a subfamily (Cercopithecinae) that includes the macaques, mangabeys, baboons, and guenons. ▶noun a cercopithecine monkey.

– origin based on Gk kerkopithēkos ‘long-tailed monkey’, from kerkos ‘tail’ + pithēkos ‘ape’.

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