Definition of Capuchin

1. Noun. A hooded cloak for women.

Generic synonyms: Cloak

2. Noun. Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl.
Exact synonyms: Cebus Capucinus, Ringtail
Generic synonyms: New World Monkey, Platyrrhine, Platyrrhinian
Group relationships: Cebus, Genus Cebus

Definition of Capuchin

1. n. A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis.

Definition of Capuchin

1. a long-tailed monkey [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capuchin

capture
capture
capture-recapture method
captured
capturer
capturers
captures
capturing
capuccino
capuccino coffee
capuccio
capuccios
capuche
capuched
capuches
capuchin (current term)
capuchins
capuera
capueras
capul
capulin
capulin tree
capuls
Capuron
Capuron's points
caput
caput
caput angulare quadrati labii superioris
caput breve
caput breve musculi bicipitis brachii

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