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GUENON
guenon, guenon monkey
(noun) small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
guenon (plural guenons)
An Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus.
Anagrams
• Gunnoe, ungone
Source: Wiktionary
Guenon", n. Etym: [F.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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