Cynomorpha

plural noun

Cyn·​o·​mor·​pha

in some classifications

: a group coextensive with Cercopithecidae

cynomorphic

¦⸗⸗¦⸗fik

adjective

cynomorphous

-fəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cyn- + -morpha

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