capuchin monkey

English

A capuchin monkey.

Etymology

From the resemblance to the dress of a Capuchin monk.

Noun

capuchin monkey (plural capuchin monkeys)

A New World monkey of the genus Cebus, coloured black on the top of the head.
Synonym: capuchin

Derived terms

white-faced capuchin monkey

Translations

New World monkey of the genus Cebus

Catalan: caputxí (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 卷尾猴 (zh) (juǎnwěihóu), 懸猴／悬猴 (xuánhóu)
Esperanto: kapuĉulo, cebeno
Finnish: kapusiiniapina, kapusiini (fi)
French: capucin (fr) m
German: Kapuzineraffe m
Irish: moncaí cochallach m
Polish: kapucynka (pl) f
Portuguese: macaco-prego (pt) m
Spanish: mono capuchino m
Swedish: kapucinapa (sv) c
Turkish: kapuçin maymunu

See also

cebine

Further reading

capuchin monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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