kipunji

English

By Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation

Etymology

From Nyakyusa kipunji.

Noun

kipunji (plural kipunjis)

1. An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.
   • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 582:

     “Make a mess, such a mess these kipunji, make a mess, they swing over looking for fruit and make such a mess in me house.”

References

• kipunji on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rungwecebus kipunji on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rungwecebus kipunji on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons