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Cynopithecus

noun
Cyn·​o·​pi·​the·​cus | \ -ˈpithə̇k-\

Definition of Cynopithecus

: a genus of Old World monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) including only the black ape of Sulawesi

History and Etymology for Cynopithecus

New Latin, from cyn- + -pithecus

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