Pygathrix
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) and θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Proper noun
[edit]Pygathrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the doucs.
Usage notes
[edit]Genus Pygathrix is sometimes merged with Rhinopithecus.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Pygathrix cinerea (gray-shanked douc), Pygathrix nemaeus (red-shanked douc), Pygathrix nigripes (black-shanked douc) (species)
Further reading
[edit]Douc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pygathrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pygathrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons