OLD WORLD MONKEY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase old world monkey. (close relations)
Definition of OLD WORLD MONKEY
Best Alternative Words for OLD WORLD MONKEY
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baboon | nounn | |||||||
noun • large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles | ||||||||
capuchin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hooded cloak for women • monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl | ||||||||
colobus | nounn | |||||||
noun • arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs | ||||||||
guenon | nounn | |||||||
noun • small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face | ||||||||
langur | nounn | |||||||
noun • slender long-tailed monkey of Asia | ||||||||
macaque | nounn | |||||||
noun • short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa | ||||||||
mangabey | nounn | |||||||
noun • large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids | ||||||||
marmoset | nounn | |||||||
noun • small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails | ||||||||
tamarin | nounn | |||||||
noun • small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail | ||||||||
vervet | nounn | |||||||
noun • South African monkey with black face and hands | ||||||||
catarrhine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward noun • of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together |