monos

The votaries of the northern muses will not perhaps easily restrain their indignation, when they find the name of Junius thus degraded by a disadvantageous comparison; but whatever reverence is due to his diligence, or his attainments, it can be no criminal degree of censoriousness to charge that etymologist with want of judgment, who can seriously derive _dream_ from _drama_, because 'life is a drama and a drama is a dream'; and who declares with a tone of defiance, that no man can fail to derive _moan_ from [Greek: monos], _monos, single_ or _solitary_, who considers that grief naturally loves to be alone.

Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Edmund Spenser 1730

The name monos voladores is apt—they do seem to fly between branches.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

The name monos voladores is apt—they do seem to fly between branches.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

It turns out that the monos are the entertainment for the opening.

Dancing in the streets 2000

Trailing behind came a dozen men wearing white shirts who were called monos sabios (trained apes) whose job it was to clean up the arena after each of the six separate fights.

Mexico Michener, James 1992

Her name is Marta Ramirez, but she goes by the nickname Mama Mono because she specializes in "monos," or replicas of pre-Columbian art.

Bob Schulman: 'Mama Mono' Finds an Art Niche in Puerto Vallarta 2010

Her name is Marta Ramirez, but she goes by the nickname Mama Mono because she specializes in "monos," or replicas of pre-Columbian art.

Bob Schulman: 'Mama Mono' Finds an Art Niche in Puerto Vallarta Bob Schulman 2010

We were having a drink with Luz and Luis in Oaxaca's beautiful zócalo, (central plaza) when a wedding procession, preceded by dancing monos (oversized papier-mâché figures with people inside), passed by.

Eight surprises from a senior year abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico 2009

We were having a drink with Luz and Luis in Oaxaca's beautiful zócalo, (central plaza) when a wedding procession, preceded by dancing monos (oversized papier-mâché figures with people inside), passed by.

Eight surprises from a senior year abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico 2009

Bosque tropical con una gran variedad de vida autóctona como plantas medicinales, árboles frutales tropicales, venados, monos, tortugas, arboles adultos de más de 20 metros y una multitud de orquídeas, mariposas y pájaros.

Ecological land for sale / Terreno ecol�gico en venta Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya . Quintana R 2009