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capuchin
noun(ca-pu-chin)
a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin forming since 1529 an austere branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi engaged in missionary work and preaching
capuchin
noun(ca-pu-chin)
a hooded cloak for women
capuchin
noun(ca-pu-chin)
any of a genus (Cebus) of South and Central American monkeys; especially : one (C. capucinus) with the dark hair on its crown resembling a close-fitting cap

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