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cercopithecoid

/ ËŒ²õɜ˰ìəʊ±èɪˈθ¾±Ë°ìɔɪ»å /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an Old World monkey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of cercopithecoid1

C19: from Latin ³¦±ð°ù³¦´Ç±è¾±³Ù³óŧ³¦³Ü²õ monkey with a tail (from Greek °ì±ð°ù°ì´Ç±è¾±³Ù³óŧ°ì´Ç²õ, from kerkos tail + ±è¾±³Ù³óŧ°ì´Ç²õ ape) + -oid

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