Definition of Cercopithecus aethiops

1. Noun. White and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face.

Exact synonyms: Grivet
Generic synonyms: Guenon, Guenon Monkey

Medical Definition of Cercopithecus aethiops

1. A species of cercopithecus containing three subspecies: c. Tantalus, c. Pygerythrus, and c. Sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannas of africa. The african green monkey (c. Pygerythrus) is the natural host of siv and is used in aids research. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cercopithecus Aethiops

cerclage
cercocebus
cercocebus atys
cercocystis
cercomer
cercomonad
cercopithecid
cercopithecidae
cercopithecids
cercopithecinae
cercopithecine
cercopithecines
cercopithecoid
cercopithecoids
cercopithecus
cercopithecus aethiops (current term)
cercopod
cercopods
cercus
cere
cerea flexibilitas
cereal
cereal bar
cereal bars
cereal bowl
cereal box
cereal oat
cerealin
cerealogist

Literary usage of Cercopithecus aethiops

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The species that are breeding successfully and in which study is continuing are cercopithecus aethiops (African green monkey), Cercopithecus (Miopithecus) ..."

2. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"... make the exception: cercopithecus aethiops lives in woodland savannas; certain subspecies of Cercopithecus mitis seem to be equally at home in the ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... cercopithecus aethiops, Cercocebus atys, Aotus trivirgatus and Papio spp. 0562 Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Department of Defense ..."

4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"The green, vervet, or grivet monkeys (cercopithecus aethiops) range over the savannas of subsaharan Africa; they are not found in tropical forests or arid ..."

5. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"Similar to rodents, female vervet monkeys (cercopithecus aethiops) drink more ethanol than males (Juarez et al. 1993). In contrast, female rhesus monkeys ..."

6. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"... MT Male dominance, serotonergic systems, and the behavioral and physiological effects of drugs in vervet monkeys (cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus). ..."

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