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capuchin [ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn -ʃɪn] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head 2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's hooded cloak 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (sometimes capital) a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon [from French, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio hood; see capuche] Capuchin [ˈkæpjʊtʃɪn ˈkæpjʊʃɪn] n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a. a friar belonging to a strict and autonomous branch of the Franciscan order founded in 1525 b. (as modifier) a Capuchin friar [from French; see capuche] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| When I was a teenager, I lived with a brown capuchin monkey ("Monkey Business: Do the quirks of capuchins make them creatures with culture? Female brown capuchin monkeys tend to turn uncooperative, and sometimes even throw things, if they see a neighbor receiving a lovely grape in exchange for the same token that gets them only a cucumber, according to Sarah Brosnan of Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta. |
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