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Definition of Guenon
1. Noun. Small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face.
Generic synonyms: Catarrhine, Old World Monkey
Group relationships: Cercopithecus, Genus Cercopithecus
Specialized synonyms: Cercopithecus Talapoin, Talapoin, Cercopithecus Aethiops, Grivet, Cercopithecus Aethiops Pygerythrus, Vervet, Vervet Monkey, African Green Monkey, Cercopithecus Aethiops Sabaeus, Green Monkey
Definition of Guenon
1. n. One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.
Definition of Guenon
1. Noun. The Old World monkeys of the genus ''Cercopithecus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guenon
1. a long-tailed monkey [n -S]
Medical Definition of Guenon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Guenon
Literary usage of Guenon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The beginners' book in French: with humorous illustrations by Sophie Doriot (1886)
"La guenon, The ape. Ramasser, To pick up. La noix, The nut. ... Une jeune guenon
cueillit Une noix dans sa coque verte. Elle y porta la dent, fit la grimace ..."
2. British Farmer's Magazine (1851)
"M. guenon gave, upon each of them, separately, precise indications as to the
quantity of milk each would give per diem, and the length of time they would ..."
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