Guenon Definition

gə-nōn
noun
Any of various small- to medium-sized African monkeys primarily of the tribe Cercopithecini, being chiefly arboreal and having long hind legs, a long tail, and often a brightly colored face.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Cercopithecus) of long-tailed African monkeys, including the green monkey and grivet.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • guenon monkey

Other Word Forms of Guenon

Noun

Singular:
guenon
Plural:
guenons

Origin of Guenon

  • French from guen- as in guenilles filthy clothing and earlier guenipe dirty scrap of cloth (in reference to the guenon's tail, which trails like the train of a gown) ultimately from French dialectal guener to dirty, moisten French dialectal gasne stagnant pool, slough perhaps of Gaulish origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French guenon.

    From Wiktionary

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