Cercopithecus
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Cercopithecus mona
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κερκοπῐ́θηκος (kerkopíthēkos, “longtailed ape”).
Proper noun
Cercopithecus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – guenons.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Cercopithecoidea - superfamily; Cercopithecidae - family; Cercopithecinae - subfamily; Cercopithecini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cercopithecus diana - type species; Cercopithecus albogularis, Cercopithecus ascanius, Cercopithecus campbelli, Cercopithecus cephus, Cercopithecus denti, Cercopithecus doggetti, Cercopithecus dryas, Cercopithecus erythrogaster, Cercopithecus erythrotis, Cercopithecus hamlyni, Cercopithecus kandti, Cercopithecus lhoesti, Cercopithecus lomamiensis, Cercopithecus lowei, Cercopithecus mitis, Cercopithecus mona, Cercopithecus neglectus, Cercopithecus nictitans, Cercopithecus petaurista, Cercopithecus pogonias, Cercopithecus preussi, Cercopithecus roloway, Cercopithecus sclateri, Cercopithecus solatus, Cercopithecus wolfi (species)
References
Guenon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cercopithecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cercopithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
