mamgabey Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mam"ga*bey noun

Etymology

So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (C. fuliginosus), which is sooty black. Also written mangaby.