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Diana monkey

Diana monkey noun: cercopithecus diana, an Old World monkey found in West Africa.

Noun

Diana monkey (plural Diana monkeys)

  1. Cercopithecus diana, an Old World monkey found in West Africa.

Forms of Diana monkey

pluralDiana monkeys

Origin of Diana monkey

In reference to their crescent-shaped browband, held to resemble the crescent on the brow of the goddess Diana.

Questions about Diana monkey

What does Diana monkey mean?
Diana monkey means cercopithecus diana, an Old World monkey found in West Africa.
What part of speech is Diana monkey?
Diana monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of Diana monkey?
The plural of Diana monkey is Diana monkeys.

Words near Diana monkey in the dictionary

  1. Diana
  2. Diana butterflies
  3. Diana butterfly
  4. Diana fritillaries
  5. Diana fritillary
  6. Diana monkey
  7. Diana monkeys
  8. Diana's Mirror
  9. Diana's tree
  10. Dianagate
  11. dianalytic

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