mangabey
noun
man·ga·bey
| \ ˈmaŋ-gə-(ˌ)bē
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plural mangabeys
Definition of mangabey
: any of a genus (Cercocebus) of slender long-tailed African monkeys
Examples of mangabey in a Sentence
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To visit Buzz no trips to the moon are needed, the little white-naped mangabey is already on exhibit at the London Zoo. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Baby Mangabey, One of World's Rarest Primates, Named After Buzz Aldrin in Honor of Moon Landing," 29 Aug. 2019 Although mangabeys are known to use tools, researchers have not yet observed them wielding fly swatters. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Anthrax-carrying flies follow monkeys through the forest," 12 July 2019 The marked flies kept turning up around the mangabeys, even 12 days later when the group had moved more than 1 kilometer away, the team reports in Molecular Ecology. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Anthrax-carrying flies follow monkeys through the forest," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mangabey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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