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CAPUCHIN
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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:
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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