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Definition of Sapajou

1. n. Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also capuchins. The bonnet sapajou (C. subcristatus), the golden-handed sapajou (C. chrysopus), and the white-throated sapajou (C. hypoleucus) are well known species. See Capuchin.

Definition of Sapajou

1. Noun. Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus ''Cebus'', with long prehensile tails. ¹

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Definition of Sapajou

1. a capuchin [n -S] - See also: capuchin

Medical Definition of Sapajou

1. Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also capuchins. The bonnet sapajou (C. Subcristatus), the golden-handed sapajou (C. Chrysopus), and the white-throated sapajou (C. Hypoleucus) are well known species. See Capuchin. Origin: F. Sapajou, sajou, Braz. Sajuassu. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Sapajou

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

1. Mammalia: Their Various Orders and Habits Popularly Illustrated by Typical by Louis Figuier, Guillaume Louis Figuier (1870)
"The most common are the Brown sapajou, the Sai (Fig. 248), and the Capuchin. In Paraguay an Albino of this latter species is found; it is a nocturnal animal ..."

2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"Raccoon. Raton 1&-5 Coati Coendou 16.3 Sloth. Ai 13. sapajou ... Tapeti Margay Crabier Agouti 4.2 sapajou Sal 3.5 Tatou ..."

3. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence by Thomas Jefferson (1859)
"Fox squirrel of Virginia . . . f 2.625 Mink f 2. sapajou. ... 1.6 Phalanger sapajou Saimiri 1.5 Lesser gray squirrel .... jl.6 ..."

4. Mammalia: Their Various Orders and Habits Popularly Illustrated by Typical by Louis Figuier, Guillaume Louis Figuier (1870)
"The most common are the Brown sapajou, the Sai (Fig. 248), and the Capuchin. In Paraguay an Albino of this latter species is found; it is a nocturnal animal ..."

5. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"Raccoon. Raton 1&-5 Coati Coendou 16.3 Sloth. Ai 13. sapajou ... Tapeti Margay Crabier Agouti 4.2 sapajou Sal 3.5 Tatou ..."

6. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence by Thomas Jefferson (1859)
"Fox squirrel of Virginia . . . f 2.625 Mink f 2. sapajou. ... 1.6 Phalanger sapajou Saimiri 1.5 Lesser gray squirrel .... jl.6 ..."

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