Definitions for mangabey

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mangabey man·ga·bey

Spelling: [mang-guh-bey]

IPA: /ˈmæŋ gəˌbeɪ/

Mangabey is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 199 anagrams from letters in mangabey (aabegmny).

Definitions for mangabey

noun

1. any of several slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, inhabiting forests of Africa: some species are endangered.

Origin of mangabey

First recorded in 1765-75; after Mangabey, a region in Madagascar

Examples for mangabey

The mangabey has pouches on each side of his cheeks, and callosities on his posteriors.

Only four kinds of mangabey are known, and they are all found in Western Africa.