kipunji

English

By Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation

Etymology

From Nyakyusa kipunji

Noun

kipunji (plural kipunjis)

An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania.
- 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 582:
  “Make a mess, such a mess these kipunji, make a mess, they swing over looking for fruit and make such a mess in me house.”

References

kipunji on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rungwecebus kipunji on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rungwecebus kipunji on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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