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