Capuchin monkey — Taxobox name = CapuchinsMSW3 Groves|pages=136 138|id=12100255] image width = 200px image caption = White headed Capuchin ( Cebus capucinus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = Cebidae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia
capuchin monkey — ▪ monkey genus also called sapajou common Central and South American primate found in tropical forests (tropical rainforest) from Nicaragua to Paraguay. Capuchins, considered among the most intelligent of the New World monkeys (monkey),… … Universalium
Capuchin — can refer to: *Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an order of Roman Catholic friars. *Capuchin monkey, primates of the genus Cebus considered among the most intelligent of the New World monkeys (those native to the Americas), named after the friars … Wikipedia
Capuchin — [kap′yo͞o shin΄, kap′yo͞ochin΄; kə pyo͞o′shin, kə pyo͞o′chin] n. [Fr, monk who wears a cowl < It cappuchino, dim. of CAPUCHE] 1. a member of a branch (Friars Minor Capuchin) of the Franciscan order that adheres strictly to the original rule 2 … English World dictionary
capuchin (monkey) — Any of four species of tropical monkeys (genus Cebus) found from Nicaragua to Paraguay. Considered among the most intelligent New World monkeys, capuchins are named for their cap of crown hair, which resembles the cowl of Capuchin monks. These… … Universalium
capuchin — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio; from his cowl Date: 1589 1. capitalized a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin forming since 1529 an austere branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi… … New Collegiate Dictionary
White-headed Capuchin — Taxobox name = White headed CapuchinMSW3 Groves|pages=137|id=12100270] status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2008|assessors=Causado, J., Cuarón, A.D., Shedden, A., Rodríguez Luna, E. de Grammont, P.C.|year=2008|id=40020|title=Cebus … Wikipedia
Tufted Capuchin — Taxobox name = Tufted CapuchinMSW3 Groves|pages=137] status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Rylands et al |year=2003|id=39949|title=Cebus apella|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of… … Wikipedia
Black capuchin — Black capuchin[1] Black Capuchin in São Paulo, Brazil. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Blond capuchin — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
