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So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them to be native.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of several large, arboreal Old World monkeys in the genera Cercocebus and Lophocebus. Full definition →
So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them to be native.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.