bleeding-heart monkey

English
Bleeding-heart monkey (Theropithecus pavian)

Etymology

From bleeding-heart +‎ monkey, so named for the bright red patches of skin on the breast.

Noun

bleeding-heart monkey (plural bleeding-heart monkeys)

  1. (zoology) Synonym of gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus pavian)
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