monan.
/ˈməʊnə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊnə/, West African English /ˈmona/ More fully mona guenon, mona monkey. A West African guenon, Cercopithecus mona, with a bluish-grey face and a pink muzzle.
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1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 234 The fifth [of M. Buffon's species of African monkeys] is the Mona..: it is distinguished by its colour, which is variegated with black and red; and its tail is of an ash colour, with two white spots on each side at its insertion.
1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors i. 47 All the long-tailed African monkeys are termed Monas by the Moors.
1875 Nature 18 Nov. 54/2 The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during the past week include..a Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus mona), a Campbell's Monkey (Cercopithecus campbelli) from W. Africa.
1897 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates II. 66 The Mona Guenon. Cercopithecus mona.
1953 G. M. Durrell Overloaded Ark ix. 167 A troupe of Mona Guenons rushed from the grass and leapt into the trees with a crashing of leaves.
1991 P. Matthiessen Afr. Silences i. 18 The only mammals seen, in fact, are..the guenon or mona monkey.
2000 Atlanta Constit. 10 July b5 Monas have cheek pouches for storing their food. The pouches, which begin at the lower teeth and run along both sides of the neck, can hold as much food as their stomachs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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