Sapajus

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Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from French sapajou. Coined by Scottish scientific writer and translator Robert Kerr in 1792.

Proper noun

Sapajus m

(obsolete) Cebus.
A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – certain capuchin monkeys, species of Cebus, some formerly subspecies of Cebus apella.

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; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Cebidae - family; Cebinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Sapajus apella, Sapajus flavius, Sapajus libidinosus, Sapajus nigritus, Sapajus xanthosternos - species

References

robust capuchin monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sapajus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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