Semnopitchecus melalophus

Semnopitchecus melalophus
Simpai Sim"pai, n.[Malay simpei.] (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed monkey ({Semnopitchecus melalophus}) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also {black-crested monkey}, and {sinp[ae]}. [1913 Webster]

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  • black-crested monkey — Simpai Sim pai, n.[Malay simpei.] (Zo[ o]l.) A long tailed monkey ({Semnopitchecus melalophus}) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Simpai — Sim pai, n.[Malay simpei.] (Zo[ o]l.) A long tailed monkey ({Semnopitchecus melalophus}) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sinpae — Simpai Sim pai, n.[Malay simpei.] (Zo[ o]l.) A long tailed monkey ({Semnopitchecus melalophus}) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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