Diana monkey

English

Etymology

In reference to their crescent-shaped browband, held to resemble the crescent on the brow of the goddess Diana.

Noun

Diana monkey (plural Diana monkeys)

  1. Cercopithecus diana, an Old World monkey found in West Africa.

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