You can mark you interesting snippets of text that will be available through a unique link in your browser.

mangaby

mangaby
Mangabey Man"ga*bey, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus}, as the sooty mangabey ({Cercocebus fuliginosus}), which is sooty black. [Also written {mangaby}.] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
Share  

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cercocebus fuliginosus — Mangabey Man ga*bey, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus}, as the sooty mangabey ({Cercocebus fuliginosus}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mangabey — Man ga*bey, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus}, as the sooty mangabey ({Cercocebus fuliginosus}), which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jean Mermoz — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mermoz. Jean Mermoz Naissance 9 décembre 1901 Aubenton Décès 7 décembre 1936 (à 34 ans) …   Wikipédia en Français