apelloid

English

apelloid (Cebus apella)

Wikispecies

Etymology

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Noun

apelloid (plural apelloids)

1. Any capuchin monkey of the species Cebus apella or of the new genus Sapajus.

Usage notes

• Formerly Cebus apella included species now assigned to a new genus Sapajus, which uses an old synonym for Cebus. It is unclear how apelloid will be applied.

Anagrams

• peloidal