cercopithecoid
/ (ˌsɜːkəʊpɪˈθiːkɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)
noun Also: cercopithecid (ˌsɜːkəʊpɪˈθiːsɪd)
an Old World monkey
Nearby words
cercaria, cerci, cercis, cerclage, cercocystis, cercopithecoid, cercus, cere, cerea flexibilitas, cereal, cereal leaf beetle
Word Origin for cercopithecoid
C19: from Latin cercopithēcus monkey with a tail (from Greek kerkopithēkos, from kerkos tail + pithēkos ape) + -oid
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