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Mona

mona

(Science: zoology) A small, handsome, long-tailed west American monkey (cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.

Origin: CF. Sp. & Pg. Mona, fem. Of mono a monkey, ape.


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