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CAPUCHIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl

Synonyms:

capuchin; Cebus capucinus; ringtail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("capuchin" is a kind of...):

New World monkey; platyrrhine; platyrrhinian (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)

Holonyms ("capuchin" is a member of...):

Cebus; genus Cebus (type genus of the Cebidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A hooded cloak for women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("capuchin" is a kind of...):

cloak (a loose outer garment)

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