Cercopithecus

Translingual

Cercopithecus mona

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + πίθηκος (píthēkos, “monkey”).

Proper noun

Cercopithecus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the guenons.

Hyponyms

  • (genus): Cercopithecus albogularis, Cercopithecus ascanius, Cercopithecus campbelli, Cercopithecus cephus, Cercopithecus denti, Cercopithecus diana, Cercopithecus doggetti, Cercopithecus dryas, Cercopithecus erythrogaster, Cercopithecus erythrotis, Cercopithecus hamlyni, Cercopithecus kandti, Cercopithecus lhoesti, Cercopithecus lomamiensis, Cercopithecus lowei, Cercopithecus mitis, Cercopithecus mona, Cercopithecus neglectus, Cercopithecus nictitans, Cercopithecus petaurista, Cercopithecus pogonias, Cercopithecus preussi, Cercopithecus roloway, Cercopithecus sclateri, Cercopithecus solatus, Cercopithecus wolfi (species)

Further reading

  • Guenon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Cercopithecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Cercopithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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