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Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆβος ‎(kêbos, “a long-tailed monkey”)^[1]

Proper noun

Cebus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – slender capuchin monkeys.

Synonyms

• (genus): Sapajus (the oldest synonym)

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cebus albifrons, Cebus capucinus, Cebus kaapori, Cebus olivaceus - species, currently; Cebus apella, Cebus flavius, Cebus libidinosus, Cebus nigritus, Cebus xanthosternos - species, formerly, now in Sapajus

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Sapajus (new)

References

1. ↑ William Rossiter (1879) An illustrated dictionary of scientific terms, London & Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, and Company, ISBN 0-548-93307-3

English

Noun

Cebus

1. plural of Cebu

Anagrams

• cubes