monkey
- noun
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An animal with long arms, a long tail and hands that can grip, which lives mostly in trees in warm parts of the world.
A monkey snatched a plastic bottle from the open bus window.
Monkeys use their long tails to keep balance among the branches.
The young monkey clung to its mother's back while she climbed.
Some monkeys quickly learn to open simple locks and boxes.
Common collocations: a troop of monkeys · wild monkeys · a baby monkey · monkeys in the trees · a howler monkey
Part of: Animals
Forms
- plural
- monkeys