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noun(mon-key)a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers; especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes
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noun(mon-key)a person resembling a monkey
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noun(mon-key)a ludicrous figure : dupe
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verb(mon-key)mimic, mock
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verb(mon-key)to act in a grotesque or mischievous manner
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verb(mon-key)fool, trifle —often used with around
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idiom(mon-key)very funny and enjoyable
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noun(mon-key)mechanic
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noun(mon-key)a long-tailed monkey of any of several African subspecies of a guenon (Cercopithecus aethiops synonym Chloroebus aethiops) having greenish-appearing hair and often used in medical research —called also vervet
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noun(mon-key)any of a genus (Alouatta) of South and Central American monkeys that have a long prehensile tail and enlargement of the hyoid and laryngeal apparatus enabling them to make loud howling noises
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noun(mon-key)any of several small nocturnal monkeys (genus Aotus) of Central and South American tropical forests that have round heads, large eyes, and densely furred bodies —called also douroucouli
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noun(mon-key)a person who carries or has charge of explosives (as in blasting operations)
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noun(mon-key)a large long-tailed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) of Bornean forests that has a large nose which is long and pendulous in adult males
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noun(mon-key)a pale brown Asian macaque (Macaca mulatta) often used in medical research —called also rhesus, rhesus macaque