/ˈmʌŋ.ki/
Translation
A small furry animal with a long tail that can climb trees very well.
Word origin
From an old word of uncertain origin, first used in English in the 1500s for the animal.
- Origin
- Early Modern English
- Root
- monkey
Grammar
Examples
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"Monkey" is one small furry animal.
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"Monkeys" is the plural, meaning more than one monkey.
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Here "monkey" is the animal we are talking about.
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