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Mangabey
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
a name (probably of French origin) applied to the West African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, the more typical representatives of which are characterized by their bare, flesh-coloured upper eye-lids, and the uniformly coloured hairs of the fur. (See PRIMATES.)
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mangabey'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mangabey.html. 1910.