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Sapajou

Sap′a-jou

,
Noun.
[F.
sapajou
,
sajou
, Braz.
sajuassu
.]
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus
Cebus
, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also
capuchins
. The bonnet sapajou (
Cebus subcristatus
), the golden-handed sapajou (
Cebus chrysopus
), and the white-throated sapajou (
Cebus hypoleucus
) are well known species. See
Capuchin
.

Definition 2024


sapajou

sapajou

English

Noun

sapajou (plural sapajous)

  1. Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, with long prehensile tails.

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