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Proconsul, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) Proconsul, extinct group of apes. Proconsul fossils have been discovered in E Africa. It had a mixture of ape and Old World monkey characteristics, and lived from 23 to 25 million…Brewer's: Monkey
(A). 500. (See Marygold.) Monkey = the Devil; an imp of mischief. Hence, a meddlesome child is spoken to as “you little monkey;” and is called “a regular imp,” or “imp of mischief.” The…Monkey Man
The "Monkey Man" was an unknown creature which allegedly attacked several dozen people near Delhi, India in early 2001. Rumors about the attacker, described as part man and part monkey, led to public…monkey-puzzle tree
(Encyclopedia) monkey-puzzle tree, evergreen tree (Araucaria araucana) native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The symmetrical branches have an unusual angularity and are…capuchin
(Encyclopedia) capuchincapuchinkăpˈy&oomacr;chĭn [key], name for New World monkeys of the genus Cebus, widely distributed in tropical forests of Central and South America. Medium-sized monkeys,…ringtail monkey
(Encyclopedia) ringtail monkey: see capuchin.rhesus monkey
(Encyclopedia) rhesus monkey: see macaque.drill, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) drill, monkey: see mandrill.Monkey trial
(Encyclopedia) Monkey trial: see Scopes trial.Rey, H. A.
(Encyclopedia) Rey, H. A., 1898–1977, German-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamburg as Hans Augusto Reyersbach. He and his wife, Margret Rey, 1906–1996, b. Hamburg as…Trending
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