"Diana monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Diana monkeys [plural]
Etymology: In reference to their crescent-shaped browband, held to resemble the crescent on the brow of the goddess Diana. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Diana monkey (plural Diana monkeys)
  1. Cercopithecus diana, an Old World monkey found in West Africa. Wikipedia link: Diana monkey Categories (lifeform): Cercopithecin monkeys Translations (Cercopithecus diana): dianamarakatti (Finnish)

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