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bleeding-heart monkey

bleeding-heart monkey noun: synonym of gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus pavian).

bleeding-heart monkey: synonym of gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus pavian)
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Noun

bleeding-heart monkey (plural bleeding-heart monkeys)

  1. Synonym of gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus pavian)
    Synonyms:
    gelada

Synonyms of bleeding-heart monkey

Forms of bleeding-heart monkey

pluralbleeding-heart monkeys

Origin of bleeding-heart monkey

From bleeding-heart + monkey, so named for the bright red patches of skin on the breast.

Questions about bleeding-heart monkey

What does bleeding-heart monkey mean?
Bleeding-heart monkey means synonym of gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus pavian).
What part of speech is bleeding-heart monkey?
Bleeding-heart monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of bleeding-heart monkey?
The plural of bleeding-heart monkey is bleeding-heart monkeys.

Words near bleeding-heart monkey in the dictionary

  1. bleeding times
  2. bleeding tooth fungus
  3. bleeding white
  4. bleeding-edge
  5. bleeding-heart
  6. bleeding-heart monkey
  7. bleeding-heart monkeys
  8. bleeding-hearts
  9. bleedingly
  10. bleedings
  11. bleeds

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