cercopithecoid
/ (ˌsɜːkəʊpɪˈθiːkɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)
noun Also: cercopithecid (ˌsɜːkəʊpɪˈθiːsɪd)
an Old World monkey
Word Origin for cercopithecoid
C19: from Latin
cercopithēcus monkey with a tail (from Greek
kerkopithēkos, from
kerkos tail +
pithēkos ape) +
-oid
Words nearby cercopithecoid
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cercaria,
cercis,
cerclage,
cercocystis,
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cercus,
cere,
cerea flexibilitas,
cereal,
cereal leaf beetle