Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A terrestrial monkey (Erythrocebus patas) of central Africa, having long legs and a long tail.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from Wolof pata.]
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