Sapajus
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from French sapajou. Coined by Scottish scientific writer and translator Robert Kerr in 1792.
Proper noun
Sapajus m
- (obsolete) Cebus.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – certain capuchin monkeys, species of Cebus, some formerly subspecies of Cebus apella.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Primates – order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Cebidae - family; Cebinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sapajus apella, Sapajus flavius, Sapajus libidinosus, Sapajus nigritus, Sapajus xanthosternos - species
References
- robust capuchin monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sapajus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Sapajus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons