kipunji

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English

By Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation

Etymology

From Nyakyusa kipunji.

Noun

kipunji (plural kipunjis)

  1. An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.
    • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 582:
      “Make a mess, such a mess these kipunji, make a mess, they swing over looking for fruit and make such a mess in me house.”

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