monkey

noun/ˈmʌŋki/

Frequency rank: #3,853 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A small to medium animal with a long tail, related to apes.

Illustration for the English word “monkey”

Example sentence

The zoo keeper fed a playful monkey near the fence.

Synonyms & related words

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