Meanings
nounguenon (plural guenons)
plural guenons
- A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
Similar
guenon monkey
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchguenon“female monkey or ape”
- Englishguenon
Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هِجْرِس
- هِجْرِس (hijris)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Bulgarian гвенон, морска котка
- гвенон (gvenon)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
- морска котка (morska kotka)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Catalan cercopitec
- cercopitecmonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Chinese Mandarin 長尾猴 /长尾猴
- 長尾猴 /长尾猴 (chángwěihóu)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Czech kočkodan
- kočkodanmonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Dutch meerkat
- meerkatmonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Esperanto simiino
- simiinomonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Finnish marakatti
- marakattimonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
French cercopithèque, guenon
- cercopithèquemonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
- guenonmonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
German Meerkatze
- Meerkatzemonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Italian cercopiteco
- cercopitecomonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Japanese オナガザル, 尾長猿
- オナガザル (onagazaru)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
- 尾長猿 (onagazaru)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Korean 긴꼬리원숭이
- 긴꼬리원숭이 (ginkkoriwonsung'i)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Polish koczkodan
- koczkodanmonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Portuguese cercopiteco
- cercopitecomonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Russian марты́шка
- марты́шка (martýška)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Spanish cercopiteco, mono del viejo mundo
- cercopitecomonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
- mono del viejo mundomonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Swedish markatta
- markattamonkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Ukrainian мартишка
- мартишка (martyška)monkey of the genus Cercopithecus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with guenon
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Cite this entry
APA
guenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guenon
MLA
“guenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guenon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guenon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guenon.
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