monkey

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an animal that lives in hot countries, has a long tail, and climbs trees. Monkeys are primates (= the group of animals that are most like humans) .

a child who behaves badly:

They ate all the cakes, the monkeys.

[ as form of address ] Hey, put that down, you little monkey!

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any of a group of mammals that usually have flat faces and long tails, esp. any of the smaller mammals in this group