Cebus

Japanese: Cebus
Cebus

…the name is a general term for the New World monkeys of the genus Cebus , family Capuchin, order Primates, but is also used as a general term for the superfamily Ceboidea, and the family Cebidae, excluding the family Marmonidae. Capuchin monkeys are widely distributed in the forests of Central and South America, and are highly intelligent monkeys comparable to apes.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Cebus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…霊長目オマキザル科オマキザル属Cebusに属する新世界ザルの総称であるが,オマキザル上科Ceboideaの,またその中からキヌザル科を除いたオマキザル科Cebidaeの総称としても使用される。オマキザル属は中南米の森林に広く分布し,類人猿にも比すべき高い知能をもったサルたちである。…

※「Cebus」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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