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Old World monkeys

Old World monkeys is the plural of Old World monkey.

Meaning of Old World monkey

Noun

Old World monkey (plural Old World monkeys)

  1. Any primate of the family Cercopithecidae.
    Synonyms:
    cercopithecid
  2. A member of a group of primates, falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade Catarrhini.

Questions about Old World monkeys

What is Old World monkeys the plural of?
Old World monkeys is the plural of Old World monkey.

Words near Old World monkeys in the dictionary

  1. Old World blackbirds
  2. Old World flycatcher
  3. Old World flycatchers
  4. Old World mice
  5. Old World monkey
  6. Old World monkeys
  7. Old World mouse
  8. Old World oriole
  9. Old World orioles
  10. Old World porcupine
  11. Old World porcupines

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