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- Dictionarymon·key/ˈməNGkē/
noun
- 1. a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.
- 2. a pile-driving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove.
verb
- 1. behave in a silly or playful way.
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The meaning of MONKEY is a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers; especially : any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes. How to use monkey in a sentence.
MONKEY definition: 1. an animal that lives in hot countries, has a long tail, and climbs trees. Monkeys are primates…. Learn more.
Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes.
5 days ago · monkey, in general, any of nearly 200 species of tailed primate, with the exception of lemurs, tarsiers, and lorises. The presence of a tail (even if only a tiny nub), along with their narrow-chested bodies and other features of the skeleton, distinguishes monkeys from apes.
1. any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey. 2. the fur of certain species of such long-haired animals. 3.
A monkey is a tropical, long-tailed animal known as a "primate." If you visit India or Sri Lanka, you're almost guaranteed to see monkeys, but don't monkey around with them. Many monkeys live in trees, although some are ground-dwelling, and increasingly many live in urban areas, scavenging food and interacting with people.
1. To play, fiddle, trifle, or tamper with something: Who was monkeying with my cell phone? 2. To behave in a mischievous or apish manner: Stop monkeying around! v.tr. To imitate or mimic; ape. Idiom: monkey on one's back. 1. An addiction to a drug. 2. An object of persistent worry or obsession.
There are 34 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun monkey, nine of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
MONKEY definition: a hairy animal with a long tail that lives in hot countries and climbs trees. Learn more.
an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. There are several types of monkey and they are related to apes and humans. Like humans, apes and monkeys live in complex social groupings. The disease affects monkeys and humans in similar ways.
