guenon

noun

gue·​non ˈgwe-nən  gə-ˈnōⁿ 

: any of various long-tailed chiefly arboreal African monkeys (especially genus Cercopithecus)

Examples of guenon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bouquets went out to the parrots, Dahlia, Serai, the giraffes, and a Wolf’s guenon monkey and mother of five named Mimi who also received a grooming from her son, Vinnie. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025

By peeping into the DNA from the faeces of 144 guenon monkeys from the site, researchers found evidence of ongoing mating between two genetically distinct groups. — Saqib Shah, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, of uncertain origin

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guenon

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon