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SIMPAI
Noun
Simpai
(archaic) The black-crested monkey of Sumatra.
Source: Wiktionary
Sim"pai, n.Etym: [Malay simpei.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A long-tailed monkey (Semnopitchecus melalophus) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also black-crested monkey, and sinpƦ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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