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tantalus monkey

American  
[tan-tl-uhs] / ˈtæn tl əs /

noun

  1. a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (orC. aethiops tantalus ), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers.

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