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A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.

A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (Cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.

A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus.

he European species. See Gallinule. (c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis). -- Moor monkey (Zoöl.), the black macaque of Borneo (Macacus maurus). -- Moor titling (Zoöl.), the European stonechat (Pratinocola rubicola).

See Bonnet monkey, under Bonnet.

A small tufted monkey.

A West African monkey (Cercopithecus cephus). It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.

A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See Howler, 2, and Illust.

led also carrot fly. -- Negro head (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] McElrath. -- Negro monkey (Zoöl.), the moor monkey.

inating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant.

A nocturnal South American monkey (Callithrix discolor), noted for its agility; -- called also ventriloquist monkey.

A South American monkey of the genus Callithrix, esp. C. Moloch.

Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especially B. ouakari.

A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.

A variety of the domestic pigeon. Owl monkey (Zoöl.), any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus. They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli. -- Owl moth ( (Zoöl.), a very large moth (Erebus strix). The expanse of its wings is over ten inches. -- Owl parrot (Zoöl.),…

A West African long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ruber); the red monkey.

Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as the opossums and monkeys.

See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]

See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]

A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys. Sometimes used in the sense of Primates.