| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Cercopithecus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1560. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Cercopithecus
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A genus of Old World monkeys found in Africa although some species have been introduced into the West Indies. This genus is composed of at least twenty species: C.aethiops, C.ascanius, C.campbelli, C.cephus, C.denti, C.diana, C.dryas, C.erythrogaster, C.erythrotis, C.hamlyni, C.lhoesti, C.mitis, C.mona, C.neglectus, C.nictitans, C.petaurista, C.pogonias, C.preussi, C.salongo, and C.wolfi. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Cercopithecus
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cercopithecus aethiops | White and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus | South African monkey with black face and hands. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus | Common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Cercopithecus talapoin | Smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Cercopithecus | Type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Cercopithecus
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| Cercopithecus aethiops | Health | A species of Cercopithecus containing three subspecies: C.tantalus, C.pygerythrus, and C.sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannas of Africa. The African green monkey (C.pygerythrus) is the natural host of SIV and is used in AIDS research. (references) | |
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