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Cercolades or Sphingurus prehensiles
Coendoo Co*en"doo, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades, or Sphingurus, prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail.
Cercoleptes caudivolvulus
Kinkajou Kin"ka*jou`, n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zo["o]l.) A nocturnal carnivorous mammal (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only representative of a distinct family (Cercoleptid[ae]) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto, and honey bear.
Cercopithecus cephus
Mustache Mus*tache" (m[u^]s*t[.a]sh"; 277), n.; pl. Mustaches. [Written also moustache.] [F. moustache, It. mostaccio visage, mostacchio mustache, fr. Gr. my`stax upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. ma`stax mouth: cf. Sp. mostacho.] 1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A West African monkey (Cercopithecus cephus). It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird.
Cercopithecus cynosurus
Malbrouck Mal"brouck, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) A West African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus).
Cercopithecus Diana
Diana Di*a"na, n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. --Pope. Diana monkey (Zo["o]l.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).
Cercopithecus griseo-viridis
Grivet Griv"et (gr[i^]v"[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zo["o]l.) A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota.
Cercopithecus mona
Mona Mo"na, n. [CF. Sp. & Pg. mona, fem. of mono a monkey, ape.] (Zo["o]l.) A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (Cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.
Cercopithecus or Miopithecus talapoin
Talapoin Tal"a*poin (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. (Zo["o]l.) A small African monkey (Cercopithecus, or Miopithecus, talapoin) -- called also melarhine.
Cercopithecus pluto
Pluto Plu"to, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Rhea, brother of Jupiter and Neptune; the dark and gloomy god of the Lower World. Pluto monkey (Zo["o]l.), a long-tailed African monkey (Cercopithecus pluto), having side whiskers. The general color is black, more or less grizzled; the frontal band is white.
Cercopithecus pygerythrus or Lelandii
Vervet Ver"vet, n. (Zo["o]l.) A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, or Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white.
Cercopithecus ruber
Patas Pa*tas", n. (Zo["o]l.) A West African long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ruber); the red monkey.
Cercopod
Cercopod Cer"co*pod, n. [Gr. ? tail + -pod.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects. --Packard.

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- invaded by Mongols. After the Mongols, the city became the Genoese colony of Cerco (Cherkio) in 1318 and served as a sea harbour, where townspeople worked...
- de Migração das Portas do Cerco or Border Gate Checkpoint is an immigration and customs checkpoint in the Portas do Cerco area in northern Macau, on...
- The Portas do Cerco is an area in Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China. Located on the northern tip of the Macau Peninsula, it is known by the Barrier...
- Quintus Lutatius Cerco (died 236 BC) was a Roman politician in the third century BC. He was a member of gens Lutatia. Gaius Lutatius Catulus, consul in...
- White Fence (also known by the acronym WF) is a predominantly Mexican American street gang in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles. White...
- Àlex Lora Cercós (born September 19, 1979), better known as Alex Lora, is a Spanish film director. His films, marked by complex narratives, tackle social...
- (1993), was mainly influenced by reggae and world music. Subsequent albums, Cerco Tiempo (1996) and Corto Circuito (1998), included new styles like drum 'n...
- The Siege of Numantia (Spanish: El cerco de Numancia) is a tragedy by Miguel de Cervantes set at the siege of Numantia, captured and razed by Scipio Aemili****...
- The History of the Siege of Lisbon (Portuguese: História do Cerco de Lisboa) is a novel by Portuguese author José Saramago, first published in 1989. It...
- La Prensa Gráfica, Diego Guevara (October 28, 2024). "Gobierno instala cerco militar en Colonia 10 de Octubre de San Marcos". X, Nayib Bukele (October...