capuchin monkey

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English

White-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Etymology

From the resemblance to the dress of a Capuchin monk.

Noun

capuchin monkey (plural capuchin monkeys)

  1. Any New World monkey of the subfamily Cebinae.
    Synonyms: capuchin, cebine

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