Etymology

guenon

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Today it means: A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests. Full definition →

French guenon
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  1. French · borrowed fromguenon“female monkey or ape”
  2. English todayguenon

Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”).

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