kipunji

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/kɪˈpʌndʒɪ/

noun

An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.

OriginNyakyusa kipunji →
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Meanings

nounkipunji (plural kipunjis)

plural kipunjis

  1. An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.

    “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.”

    2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 582

Origin

  1. Nyakyusakipunji
  2. Englishkipunji

From Nyakyusa kipunji.

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Translations

Polish kipunja
  • kipunjatype of monkey
Cite this entry
APA

kipunji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kipunji

MLA

“kipunji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kipunji. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kipunji,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kipunji.

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