cercopithecus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

cercŏpĭthēcus, i, m., = κερκοπίθηκος,

I a monkey with a tail , Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 26; Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; Mart. 14, 202; 14, 128; divine honors were paid to it by the Egyptians, Juv. 15, 4.— Acc. cercopithecon, Mart. 7, 87, 4.—

II A proper name , Suet. Ner. 30.

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