…Originally a term referring to Japanese macaques, it is now used as a general term for non-human primates, and in the narrow sense refers to the species of Capuchin and Cercopithecidae in the anthropoid family. In English, a long-tailed monkey is called a "monkey," a tailless monkey is called an ape, and a prosimian is called a "lemur" or "prosimian." The image that comes to mind when we hear the word "monkey" is that of an animal with a smart face and eyes, good at climbing trees, dexterous hands, fond of fruits and nuts, and living in groups in the forest. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "monkey" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…もともとニホンザルを指すことばであったが,現在ではヒト以外の霊長類の総称として用いられ,狭義には,真猿類のオマキザル科とオナガザル科の種を指す。英語では,尾の長いサルをmonkey,尾のないサルをape,原猿類をlemur,またはprosimianといっている。 いわゆるサルということばから連想するイメージは,賢そうな顔つきや目つきをもち,木登りがうまく,手先が器用で,果実や木の実を好み,群れをなして森の中でくらしている動物といったものであろう。… ※「monkey」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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