What does baboon-monkey mean?

baboon-monkey

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

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"A large black baboon-monkey (Cynopithecus nigrescens) is abundant in some parts of the forest. This animal has bare red callosities, and a rudimentary tail about an inch long--a mere fleshy tubercle, which may be very easily overlooked."

baboon-monkeys (plural)

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