genus Cercopithecus

genus Cercopithecus
noun
type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
Syn: ↑Cercopithecus
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cercopithecidae, ↑family Cercopithecidae
Member Meronyms: ↑guenon, ↑guenon monkey

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  • Cercopithecus — n. type genus of the {Cercopithecidae}, consisting of one genus of guenons. Syn: genus {Cercopithecus}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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