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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.
Cersopithecus nictitans
Wink Wink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winked; p. pr. & vb. n. Winking.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G. winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan. vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch?n to waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a corner. Cf. Wench, Wince, v. i.] 1. To nod; to sleep; to nap. [Obs.] ``Although I wake or wink.' --Chaucer. 2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion. He must wink, so loud he would cry. --Chaucer. And I will wink, so shall the day seem night. --Shak. They are not blind, but they wink. --Tillotson. 3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink. A baby of some three months old, who winked, and turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day. --Hawthorne. 4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only. Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate. --Swift. 5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at. The times of this ignorance God winked at. --Acts xvii. 30. And yet, as though he knew it not, His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign. --Herbert. Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued. --Locke. 6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks. Winking monkey (Zo["o]l.), the white-nosed monkey (Cersopithecus nictitans).
Gale-opithecus
Gale-opithecus Ga`le-o*pi*the"cus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a weasel + ? an ape.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo.
Galleopithecus volans
Colugo Co*lu"go, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.] (Zo["o]l.) A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also flying lemur.
Nyctipthecus trivirgatus
Durukuli Du`ru*ku"li, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small, nocturnal, South American monkey (Nyctipthecus trivirgatus). [Written also douroucouli.]
Podothecus acipenserinus
Alligator Al"li*ga`tor, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America. 2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b) (Mining) a rock breaker; (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator press. Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. --Loudon. Alligator fish (Zo["o]l.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus). Alligator gar (Zo["o]l.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle (Zo["o]l.), a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii).
Propithecus
Propithecus Prop`i*the"cus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before, for + ? ape.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See Indris.
Semnopitchecus melalophus
Simpai Sim"pai, n.[Malay simpei.] (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed monkey (Semnopitchecus melalophus) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also black-crested monkey, and sinp[ae].
Semnopithecus entellus
Entellus En*tel"lus, n. [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. ? to command.] (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (Semnopithecus entellus) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called also hoonoomaun and hungoor.
Semnopithecus femoralis
Lotong Lo*tong", n. [Malay l?tong.] (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian monkey (Semnopithecus femoralis).
Semnopithecus maurus
Loutou Lou*tou", n. [Native names.] (Zo["o]l.) A crested black monkey (Semnopithecus maurus) of Java.
Semnopithecus mitratus
Soulili Sou"li*li`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed, crested Javan monkey (Semnopithecus mitratus). The head, the crest, and the upper surface of the tail, are black.
Semnopithecus nasalis
Kahau Ka*hau", n. [Native name, from its cry.] (Zo["o]l.) A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also proboscis monkey. [Written also kaha.]
Semnopithecus nemaeus
Douc Douc, n. (Zo["o]l.) A monkey (Semnopithecus nem[ae]us), remarkable for its varied and brilliant colors. It is a native of Cochin China.
Semnopithecus rubicundus
Kalasie Ka`la*sie", n. (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.
Semnopithecus schislaceus
Lungoor Lun"goor, n. [Hind. lang[=u]r.] (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed monkey (Semnopithecus schislaceus), from the mountainous districts of India.
Trichecus obesus
Walrus Wal"rus, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See Whale, and Horse.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse. Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait (Trichecus obesus) is regarded by some as a distinct species, by others as a variety of the common walrus.
Trichecus rosmarus
Walrus Wal"rus, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See Whale, and Horse.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse. Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait (Trichecus obesus) is regarded by some as a distinct species, by others as a variety of the common walrus.

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