mangabey

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English

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A golden-bellied mangabey, Cercocebus chrysogaster

Etymology

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So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them to be native.

Noun

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mangabey (plural mangabeys)

  1. Any of several large, arboreal monkeys in the genera Cercocebus, Lophocebus and Rungwecebus of the family Cercopithecidae.

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