Semnopithecus

Translingual

Semnopithecus dussumieri

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σεμνός (semnós, “revered, august, holy”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape, monkey”).

Proper noun

Semnopithecus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the gray langurs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Cercopithecoidea - superfamily; Cercopithecidae - family; Colobinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Semnopithecus ajax, Semnopithecus dussumieri, Semnopithecus entellus, Semnopithecus hector, Semnopithecus hypoleucos, Semnopithecus priam, Semnopithecus schistaceus (species)

References

Semnopithecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Semnopithecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Semnopithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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