English Explanatory Dictionary

Diana monkey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Cercopithecus diana, an Old World monkey found in West Africa.

Word forms

Diana monkey Diana monkeys

Etymology

In reference to their crescent-shaped browband, held to resemble the crescent on the brow of the goddess Diana.

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