κῆβος

kebos

nisnas monkey, Cercopithecus pyrrhonotus

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book II 3
Chapter 8 502a16–502b23

502a17
502a18

Chapter 9 502b24–27

502b24

Dictionary (LSJ)

κῆβος, ὁ, a long-tailed monkey, perh. the A. nisnas monkey, Cercopithecus pyrrhonotus, Arist. HA 502a17, Gal. UP 11.2; κῆπος, Agatharch. 75, Str. 16.4.16 (as v.l.), Ael. NA 17.8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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