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supermonkey

supermonkey noun: a monkey with remarkable abilities.

Noun

supermonkey (plural supermonkeys)

  1. A monkey with remarkable abilities.
    • But a supermonkey isn't the same as an 'almost man.' They belong to a different niche of existence. There isn't a simple ladder with monkeys down there and us up here.1981, Terry Carr, Universe 11
    • Its busy little brain must and will be kept going on whatever is handy. And in this respect, as in many others, man is a supermonkey.1984, Isaac Asimov, Asimov's new guide to science

Examples of supermonkey in a sentence

  • Maverick scientist Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) leaves his research vessel to bring back a wayward, genetically altered supermonkey who has escaped in a shuttle.2007, Mark Roncace, Patrick Gray, Teaching the Bible through popular culture and the arts:
  • Sure, we'll need some robots, but we should not overlook developing a race of genetically enhanced supermonkeys as well.2008, Charles Marshall, I'm Not Crazy, But I Might Be a Carrier:

Forms of supermonkey

pluralsupermonkeys

Origin of supermonkey

From super- + monkey.

Questions about supermonkey

What does supermonkey mean?
Supermonkey means a monkey with remarkable abilities.
How do you use supermonkey in a sentence?
Maverick scientist Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) leaves his research vessel to bring back a wayward, genetically altered supermonkey who has escaped in a shuttle.
What part of speech is supermonkey?
Supermonkey is a noun.
What is the plural of supermonkey?
The plural of supermonkey is supermonkeys.

Words near supermonkey in the dictionary

  1. supermolecule
  2. supermolecules
  3. supermom
  4. supermomentum
  5. supermoms
  6. supermonkey
  7. supermonkeys
  8. supermonogamy
  9. supermonster
  10. supermonsters
  11. supermonstrous

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