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원숭이 meaning and pronunciation

wonsungi · monkey

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 69959
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 원ː숭이Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    꼬리가 길며 주로 얼굴과 엉덩이에 털이 없고, 나무에 잘 올라가며 사람과 닮은 동물.

    English: monkey — A human-looking animal with a long tail and bare face and buttocks that is good at climbing trees.

    Examples

    • 수컷 원숭이.
    • 암컷 원숭이.
    • 원숭이 한 마리.
    • 원수리 떼.
    • 원숭이 소리.
    • 원숭이가 나타나다.
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