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Definition of Genus cynocephalus
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Cynocephalidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cynocephalidae, Family Cynocephalidae
Member holonyms: Colugo, Flying Cat, Flying Lemur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cynocephalus
Literary usage of Genus cynocephalus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History) by Richard Lydekker (1887)
"10, vol. iv. p. 28, pi. vii. Presented by the Director of the Geological Survey
of india, 1886. Genus CYNOCEPHALUS (pt. ip 4). Cynocephalus falconeri ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"The genus Cynocephalus (or Papio) includes the Baboons ; and the scientific name
indicates the Dog-like aspect of these animals, due to the projecting snout ..."
3. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"... in having a small tubercle instead of a tail. This ape inhabits the precipitous
sides of the Rock of Gibraltar. The genus cynocephalus— Baboons—is ..."
4. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"... gelada of Abyssinia and an allied species, resemble in form the baboons, but
have the nostrils placed as in the last genus. Cynocephalus (10 species) ..."
5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"... their interest in the application to India of railroads and electric telegraphs.
groups: the baboons proper, with long tails, the genus cynocephalus of ..."
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