nisnas

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noun

Erythrocebus patas pyrrhonotus, the eastern subspecies of patas monkey.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

nounnisnas (plural nisnases)

plural nisnases

  1. Erythrocebus patas pyrrhonotus, the eastern subspecies of patas monkey.

Origin

  1. Arabicنِسْنَاس
  2. Englishnisnas

Borrowed from Arabic نِسْنَاس (nisnās) ultimately.

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