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old world monkey

old world mon·key
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ohld wurld muhng-kee]
    • /oʊld wɜrld ˈmʌŋ ki/
    • /əʊld wɜːld ˈmʌŋ.ki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld wurld muhng-kee]
    • /oʊld wɜrld ˈmʌŋ ki/

Definitions of old world monkey words

  • noun old world monkey any of various anthropoid primates of the family Cercopithecidae, of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and Asia, typically having a hairless face, forward- or downward-directed nostrils, relatively short arms, flat nails, and either having a rudimentary tail or using the tail for balance rather than grasping, and including the baboon, colobus monkey, guenon, langur, macaque, mandrill, mangabey, patas, proboscis, and talapoin. 1
  • noun old world monkey any monkey of the family Cercopithecidae, including macaques, baboons, and mandrills. They are more closely related to anthropoid apes than are the New World monkeys, having nostrils that are close together and nonprehensile tails 0
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Origin of old world monkey

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65

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old world monkey popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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