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Old World Monkey
see synonyms of old world monkeyNoun
1. catarrhine, old world monkey
of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
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Old World Monkey
see synonyms of old world monkeynoun
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
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