tantalus monkey

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tantl əs)


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tanta•lus monkey  (tantl əs),USA pronunciation 
  1. Mammalsa long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers. Cf. savanna monkey. 

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