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kipunji

/kɪˈpʌndʒɪ/

kipunji noun: an arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.

kipunji: an arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania
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Noun

kipunji (plural kipunjis)

  1. An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.
    • “Make a mess, such a mess these kipunji, make a mess, they swing over looking for fruit and make such a mess in me house.”2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 582

Forms of kipunji

pluralkipunjis

Origin of kipunji

From Nyakyusa kipunji.

Questions about kipunji

What does kipunji mean?
Kipunji means an arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.
What part of speech is kipunji?
Kipunji is a noun.
How do you pronounce kipunji?
Kipunji is pronounced /kɪˈpʌndʒɪ/.
What is the plural of kipunji?
The plural of kipunji is kipunjis.

Words near kipunji in the dictionary

  1. kipsy
  2. kipsying
  3. kipu
  4. kipuka
  5. kipukas
  6. kipunji
  7. kipunjis
  8. kipus
  9. kipushite
  10. Kiput
  11. kir

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