mangabey
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Golden-bellied_mangabey_%28Cercocebus_chrysogaster%29.jpg/220px-Golden-bellied_mangabey_%28Cercocebus_chrysogaster%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them to be native.
Noun
[edit]mangabey (plural mangabeys)
- Any of several large, arboreal monkeys in the genera Cercocebus, Lophocebus and Rungwecebus of the family Cercopithecidae.
Translations
[edit]type of monkey
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