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singe

Definitions of singe
  1. noun
    any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
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    types:
    singe du vieux monde
    of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
    singe du nouveau monde
    hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
    cercopithèque
    small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
    babouin
    large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
    macaque
    short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
    atèle
    arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
    type of:
    primate
    any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
  2. noun
    someone who copies the words or behavior of another
    synonyms: imitateur
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    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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