capuchin

/ˈkæpətʃin/
/ˈkæpətʃin/
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Other forms: capuchins

Definitions of capuchin
  1. noun
    a hooded cloak for women
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    type of:
    cloak
    a loose outer garment
  2. noun
    monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
    synonyms: Cebus capucinus, ringtail
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    type of:
    New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
    hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
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