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Cercopithecus

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genus cercopithecusnoun	type genus of the cercopithecidae: guenons

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genus cercopithecusnoun	type genus of the cercopithecidae: guenons
aethiopsnoun	(obsolete, mineralogy) Any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals
diananoun	A female given name from Latin.
ethiopsnoun	Alternative form of aethiops. [(obsolete, mineralogy) Any of various dark oxides or sulfides of metals]
cercopithecoidnoun	(zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys).
cercopithecidaenoun	old world monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
dryopithecusnoun	a genus of extinct great apes from the middle–late Miocene boundary of Europe 12.5 to 11.1 million years ago (mya).
australopithecusnoun	Synonym of australopith.
kenyapithecusnoun	Kenyapithecus wickeri is a fossil ape discovered by Louis Leakey in 1961 at a site called Fort Ternan in Kenya.
australopithecinenoun	(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
pithecanthropusnoun	former genus of primitive apelike men now homo erectus
australopithecinesnoun	(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
dryopithecinenoun	(zoology) Any member of this subfamily of primates.
paranthropusnoun	a genus of extinct hominin which contains two widely accepted species: P. robustus and P. boisei.
chimpanzeenoun	Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
pygmy chimpanzeenoun	(obsolete) Synonym of bonobo.
oryctolagus cuniculusnoun	common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to southern europe and northern africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless
colobus monkeynoun	arboreal monkey of western and central africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
crocodylusnoun	a genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae.
coelophysisnoun	(traditionally; or , as heard more commonly in recent decades) a genus of coelophysid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 215 to 208.5 million years ago during the Late Triassic period from the middle to late Norian age in what is now the southwestern United States.