/ˈmʌŋ.ki/

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Meaning

A small furry animal with a long tail that can climb trees very well.

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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

Gender
Pluralmonkeys

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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This word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 1: monkey, loose, snow and 7 more words.