old-world monkey

noun

: a catarrhine monkey
especially : a monkey of the family Cercopithecidae widely distributed in the warmer parts of the Old World

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“Old-world monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-world%20monkey. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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