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ape any monkey. [1/5 definitions]
baboon a large monkey that has a long snout like a dog's. Baboons live on the ground in large groups in Africa and Arabia. They can be powerful fighters.
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.
monkey one who acts like a monkey, being playful and mischievous. [1/3 definitions]
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.