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monkey

noun [ C ] uk /ˈmʌŋ.ki/ us /ˈmʌŋ.ki/

ANIMAL

Add to word list Add to word list A2 an animal that lives in hot countries, has a long tail, and climbs trees. Monkeys are primates (= the group of animals that are most like humans) . mono

• What's the difference between an ape and a monkey?
• In the first question you had to name three types of monkey.
• Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.
• Bored out of its mind, the monkey stares out of the cage with unseeing eyes.

CHILD

informal a child who behaves badly diablillo, diablilla They ate all the cakes, the monkeys. Se comieron todos los pasteles ¡qué diablillos! [ as form of address ] Hey, put that down, you little monkey! ¡Hey! ¡Suelta eso, diablillo!

Idiom

not give a monkey's

(Translation of monkey from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of monkey | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

monkey noun [ countable ] /ˈmʌŋki/ an animal with a long tail and human-like hands that lives in trees mono [ masculine, singular ]

(Translation of monkey from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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in Chinese (Traditional) 動物, 猴子, 小孩… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 动物, 猴子, 小孩… See more in Portuguese macaco, macaco/-ca [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian माकड, उष्ण प्रदेशात लांब शेपटी असलेला आणि झाडावर चढणारा प्राणी. माकड आणि माणसात काही साम्य स्थळे आहेत.… See more サル, 猿（さる）… See more maymun, yaramaz çocuk, kurcalamak… See more singe [masculine], singe, polisson/-onne… See more mico… See more aap, donderjagen… See more சூடான நாடுகளில் வாழும், நீண்ட வால் கொண்ட, மரங்களை ஏறும் ஒரு விலங்கு. குரங்குகள் விலங்கினங்கள் (=மனிதர்களைப் போலவே குழுவாக வாழும் விலங்கு) .… See more बंदर… See more વાંદરો, વાનર… See more abe, spilopmager, rode med… See more apa, rackarunge, mixtra (greja) med… See more monyet, si nakal, mengusik… See more der Affe, herumspielen (mit)… See more ape [masculine], ape, tøysekopp… See more بندر… See more мавпа, пустун, шибеник… See more ఉష్ణ మండల దేశాలలో నివసించే ఒక జంతువు. పొడవైన తోకను కలిగి ఉంటుంది, చెట్లను ఎక్కుతూ ఉంటుంది. కోతులు మానవజాతికి పూర్వీకులు (కొన్ని రకాల కోతులు చాలా మటుకు మనుషుల్లాగానే ఉంటాయి)… See more বানর, অনেকটা মানুষের মতো আচরণ করে এমন প্রাণিকুলের মধ্যে পড়ে বাঁদর… See more opice, dareba, -nice… See more monyet, anak nakal, mengganggu… See more ลิง, เด็กซุกซน, ทำให้ยุ่ง… See more con khỉ, thằng nhãi ranh, làm trò khỉ… See more małpa, psotnik, majstrować… See more 원숭이… See more scimmia, birbante, armeggiare… See more Need a translator?

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