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mangabey
[ mang-guh-bey ]
noun
, plural man·ga·beys.
- any of several slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, inhabiting forests of Africa: some species are endangered.
mangabey
/ ˈmæŋɡəˌbeɪ /
noun
- any of several large agile arboreal Old World monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, of central Africa, having long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mangabey1
First recorded in 1765–75; after Mangabey, a region in Madagascar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mangabey1
C18: after the name of a region in Madagascar
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Example Sentences
The mangabey has pouches on each side of his cheeks, and callosities on his posteriors.
From Project Gutenberg
Only four kinds of mangabey are known, and they are all found in Western Africa.
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