mangabey
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mangabey — ● mangabey nom masculin Grand singe herbivore à longue queue des forêts d Afrique. ● mangabey (synonymes) nom masculin Grand singe herbivore à longue queue des forêts d Afrique. Synonymes : cercocèbe mangabey n. m. Singe noir à grands favoris… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Mangabey — Man ga*bey, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus}, as the sooty mangabey ({Cercocebus fuliginosus}), which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mangabey — [maŋ′gə bā΄, maŋ′gəbē] n. [after Mangabey, Madagascar] any of a genus (Cercocebus) of large African monkeys having a silky, gray coat, white eyelids, and a long tail … English World dictionary
Mangabey — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Mangabey » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Mangabey … Wikipédia en Français
mangabey — /mang geuh bay /, n., pl. mangabeys. any of several slender, long tailed monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, inhabiting forests of Africa: some species are endangered. [1765 75; after Mangabey, a region in Madagascar] * * * ▪ monkey any of 11… … Universalium
Mangabey — Baby cherry crowned mangabey, Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex, England, born 16 July 2007 The term mangabey can refer to three different genera of Old World monkeys. Lophocebus and Cercocebus were once thought to be very closely related, so… … Wikipedia
mangabey — [ maŋgəbeɪ] noun a medium sized long tailed monkey native to the forests of West and central Africa. [Genus Cercocebus: several species.] Origin C18: by erroneous assoc. with Mangabey, a region of Madagascar … English new terms dictionary
mangabey — n. any small long tailed W. African monkey of the genus Cercocebus. Etymology: Mangabey, a region of Madagascar … Useful english dictionary
Mangabey a joues blanches — Mangabey à joues blanches Mangabey à joues blanches … Wikipédia en Français
Mangabey À Joues Blanches — Mangabey à joues blanches … Wikipédia en Français
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