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短尾猿

dyun2 mei5 jyun4

duan3 wei3 yuan2

macaque, a type of monkey with many different sub-species.

Level: 4

短尾猿

短 dyun2 duan3 - short (length)
尾 mei5 wei3 yi3 - tail; rear; final; remaining
猿 jyun4 yuan2 - [n] ape; gibbon

This word was added by sheik on 20th Apr 2006 and last edited on 26th Jun 2008

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