cercopiteco

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cercopiteco (Wikipedia approfondimento) m sing (pl.: cercopitechi, cercopiteci)

  1. (zoologia), (mammalogia), (primatologia) scimmia catarrina di forme svelte, mani fini e brevi con lungo pollice, coda lunga, estese callosità a colori vivaci sulle natiche, abita le regioni tropicali dell'Africa e vive in branchi numerosi; la sua classificazione scientifica è Cercopithecus (Wikispecies tassonomia)
cer | co | pi | tè | co

IPA: /t͡ʃerkopiˈtɛko/

dal latino cercopithecus e dal greco κερκοπίϑηκος, formato da κέρκος cioè "coda" e πίθηκος ossia "scimmia"

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