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Diana monkey
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English
Etymology
In reference to their crescent-shaped browband, held to resemble the crescent on the brow of the Roman goddess Diana.
Noun
Cercopithecus diana species, an Old World monkey found in West Africa.
en 2007 Suzanne LeVert Cultures of the World: Sierra Leone 71 Among them are the chimpanzee, the Diana monkey, the red colobus monkey, and the pygmy hippopotamus.
Translations
Cercopithecus diana
Finnish: fi dianamarakatti
Polish: pl koczkodan Diany m-an
Russian: ru марты́шка диа́на f
en eponyms
en Cercopithecin monkeys