English Explanatory Dictionary

guenon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.

Pronunciation

/ɡəˈnoʊn/ /ˈɡwɛn.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-guenon.wav

Word forms

guenon guenons

Etymology

Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”).

Derived words

Diana guenon green guenon moustached guenon owl-faced guenon Preuss's guenon red-bellied guenon red-eared guenon red-tailed guenon rock guenon savanna guenon Sclater's guenon spot-nosed guenon sun-tailed guenon tantalus guenon terrestrial guenon white-nosed guenon white-throated guenon
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