Meerkatze

Etymology
From, from (11th century); equivalent to. So called probably because they were brought to Europe over the sea from Africa. The restriction to the specific species is obviously not original, but a fairly recent scientific use. (ca. 1780) still defines it as referring to any long-tailed monkey. Compare 🇨🇬, whence eventually.

Noun

 * 1) guenon kind of monkey

Usage notes

 * Not to be confused with, the German word for which is.