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Allen's swamp monkey

Allen's swamp monkey noun: allenopithecus nigroviridis, a stocky Old World monkey, endemic to the Congo Basin, with its range spanning the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

allen's swamp monkey: allenopithecus nigroviridis, a stocky Old World monkey, endemic to the Congo Basin, with its range...
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Noun

Allen's swamp monkey (plural Allen's swamp monkeys)

  1. Allenopithecus nigroviridis, a stocky Old World monkey, endemic to the Congo Basin, with its range spanning the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Forms of Allen's swamp monkey

pluralAllen's swamp monkeys

Origin of Allen's swamp monkey

Named after American zoologist Joel Asaph Allen.

Questions about Allen's swamp monkey

What does Allen's swamp monkey mean?
Allen's swamp monkey means allenopithecus nigroviridis, a stocky Old World monkey, endemic to the Congo Basin, with its range spanning the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
What part of speech is Allen's swamp monkey?
Allen's swamp monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of Allen's swamp monkey?
The plural of Allen's swamp monkey is Allen's swamp monkeys.

Words near Allen's swamp monkey in the dictionary

  1. Allen's hare
  2. Allen's hares
  3. Allen's hummingbird
  4. Allen's hummingbirds
  5. Allen's rule
  6. Allen's swamp monkey
  7. Allen's swamp monkeys
  8. allenarly
  9. Allenbaugh
  10. Allenbaughs
  11. Allenby

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