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monkey

monkey

Meaning of monkey

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British English/ˈmʌŋki/
American English/ˈmʌŋki/
Russian transcription[ɐbʲɪzˈjanə]
monkey
monkey - обезьяна
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monkey with Russian translation

monkey usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Обезьяна качается между ветвями.

A monkey swings between the branches.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Обезьяна ест маленький фрукт.

The monkey eats a small fruit.

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What's the difference between monkey / ape

🇬🇧English
monkey

General, common word for many non-human primates (usually with tails).

A1Very Often

We watched the monkeys in the zoo.

Мы смотрели на обезьян в зоопарке.

🇬🇧English

Refers to tailless primates (great apes and lesser apes); distinct from many monkeys.

A2Very Often

Orangutans are apes, not monkeys.

Орангутаны — это человекообразные обезьяны, а не обычные обезьяны.

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How to pronounce monkey and what this word means

monkey translation: обезьяна. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce monkey

/ˈmʌŋki/

monkey translation

обезьяна

monkey examples

A monkey swings between the branches.

monkey transcription

/ˈmʌŋki/, /ˈmʌŋki/

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monkey meaning: what does it mean?

living beings wild animals noun

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monkey is pronounced as /ˈmʌŋki/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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A monkey swings between the branches. Translation: Обезьяна качается между ветвями.

Is monkey part of Wild Animals vocabulary?

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