Cynopithecus

noun

Cyn·​o·​pi·​the·​cus

-ˈpithə̇k-

: a genus of Old World monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) including only the black ape of Sulawesi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cyn- + -pithecus

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