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MANGABEY

\mˈaŋɡe͡ɪbi], \mˈaŋɡe‍ɪbi], \m_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_eɪ_b_i]\

Definitions of MANGABEY

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1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE inhabiting the African forests. They are also known as mangabeys.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

mang'ga-b[=a], n. a slender and agile African monkey.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

African genus of monkey.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

(Zool.) Gen. of monkeys, White-eyelid monkeys, with long tails. W. Africa. Cercocebus, fam. Cercopithecidae.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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