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affenpinscher — /af euhn pin sheuhr/, n. one of a breed of toy dogs having a dense, wiry, red or gray coat with tufts of hair around the eyes, nose, and chin, cropped ears, and a docked tail. Also called monkey pinscher, monkey dog. [1900 05; < G, equiv. to… … Universalium
lemur — lemurlike, adj. /lee meuhr/, n. any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, esp. of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most… … Universalium
primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Cocoa — Co coa (k[=o] k[ o]), n., Cocoa palm Co coa palm (k[=o] k[ o] p[aum]m )[Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut, fr. Pg. coco a bugbear, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cocoa palm — Cocoa Co coa (k[=o] k[ o]), n., Cocoa palm Co coa palm (k[=o] k[ o] p[aum]m )[Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut, fr. Pg. coco a bugbear … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cocos nucifera — Cocoa Co coa (k[=o] k[ o]), n., Cocoa palm Co coa palm (k[=o] k[ o] p[aum]m )[Sp. & Pg. coco cocoanut, in Sp. also, cocoa palm. The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut, fr. Pg. coco a bugbear … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Simious — Sim i*ous, a.[L. simia an ape.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Simi[ae]; monkeylike. [1913 Webster] That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pierolapithecus catalaunicus — Taxobox name = Pierolapithecus catalaunicus fossil range = Miocene regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates superfamilia = Hominoidea genus = Pierolapithecus genus authority = Moyà Solà et al, 2004 species = P.… … Wikipedia
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Scoriae — General Description= Scoriae, or Island of the Lengthening Shadows , is one of 25 islands of Abarat, the fictional archipelago from the books Abarat and by Clive Barker. In the series, each island is permanently at a different time of the day. On … Wikipedia
