Monkeys

/ˈmʌŋkiz/ noun

Definition

primates with long tails, typically smaller than apes, found in tropical regions

Etymology

from Middle Low German 'Moneke', possibly from an Old French diminutive of 'monne' (ape), first recorded in English around 1530

Kelly Says

Monkeys are incredibly intelligent and use tools in the wild - some even teach their young how to use stones to crack nuts! There are over 260 different monkey species worldwide.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጳጳስ
ARالعربية
قرود
BNবাংলা
বানর
CACatalà
monos
CSČeština
opice
DADansk
aber
DEDeutsch
Affen
ELΕλληνικά
πίθηκοι
ESEspañol
monos
FAفارسی
میمون‌ها
FISuomi
apinat
FRFrançais
singes
GUGU
વાંદરા
HAHA
birai
HEעברית
קופים
HIहिन्दी
बंदर
HUMagyar
majmok
IDBahasa Indonesia
monyet
IGIG
àgụ̀
ITItaliano
scimmie
JA日本語
KKKK
маймылдар
KMKM
ស្វា
KO한국어
원숭이
MRMR
वानरे
MSBahasa Melayu
monyet
MYမြန်မာ
သုံးမုံ
NLNederlands
apen
NONorsk
aper
PAPA
ਬਾਂਦਰ
PLPolski
małpy
PTPortuguês
macacos
RORomână
maimuțe
RUРусский
обезьяны
SVSvenska
apor
SWKiswahili
wanyani
TAதமிழ்
குரங்குகள்
TEతెలుగు
కోతులు
THไทย
ลิง
TLTL
unggoy
TRTürkçe
maymunlar
UKУкраїнська
мавпи
URاردو
بندر
VITiếng Việt
khỉ
YOYO
àwọn ìkímọ̀
ZH中文
猴子
ZUZU
izimuncu

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