noun
Meaning 1
Any New World monkey of the subfamily Cebinae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capuchin, cebine
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
capuchin monkey
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History
Etymology
From the resemblance to the dress of a Capuchin monk.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: caputxí — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Chinese Mandarin: 卷尾猴 (juǎnwěihóu) — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Chinese Mandarin: 懸猴 /悬猴 (xuánhóu) — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Esperanto: kapuĉulo — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Esperanto: cebeno — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Finnish: kapusiiniapina — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Finnish: kapusiini — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- French: capucin — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- German: Kapuzineraffe — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Irish: moncaí cochallach — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Polish: kapucynka — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Portuguese: macaco-prego — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Spanish: mono capuchino — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Swedish: kapucinapa — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus
- Turkish: kapuçin maymunu — New World monkey of the genus Cebus or Sapajus