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mangabey

noun man·ga·bey \ˈmaŋ-gə-(ˌ)bē\
plural man·ga·beys

Definition of MANGABEY

:  any of a genus (Cercocebus) of slender long-tailed African monkeys
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Origin of MANGABEY

French, from Mangabe, town in eastern Madagascar
First Known Use: 1774

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