Cercopithecidae

noun plural

Cer·co·pi·the·ci·dae ˌsər-kō-pə-ˈthē-sə-ˌdē -ˈthē-kə-

: a family of primates that includes all the Old World monkeys except the anthropoid apes and is coextensive with a superfamily (Cercopithecoidea)

cercopithecoid

-ˈpith-ə-ˌkȯid -pə-ˈthē-

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