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| ape |
any monkey. [1/5 definitions] |
| Barbary ape |
a tailless monkey native to North Africa and Gibraltar. |
| capuchin |
a Central or South American monkey with a nearly bare face and a crown of hair that resembles a monk's hood. [1/3 definitions] |
| grivet |
a small, long-tailed monkey of North Africa that has olive-gray fur and a dark face and paws, and that lives on the ground. |
| guenon |
any of several African monkeys that have long tails, long hind legs, and grayish hair, such as the green monkey or grivet. |
| howler |
a large tropical American monkey that has a long prehensile tail and a distinctive howling call. [1/3 definitions] |
| kappa2 |
in Japanese mythology, a monkey-sized river imp having fish scales, a turtle's shell, a bird's or monkey's face, and a depression on the top of its head that holds the liquid that endows it with superhuman strength, said to prey on travelers. |
| macaque |
any of a family of monkeys of the East Indies, Asia, and Africa that have cheek pouches and tails that are not prehensile, such as the rhesus monkey. |
| rhesus |
a monkey of India, often used in biological experimentation and research. |
| simian |
an ape or monkey. [1/2 definitions] |
| vervet |
a small African monkey with a long tail and a yellow-brown or greenish coat. |
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