Old World Monkeys

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OWM
Pronunciation
/oʊld wərld ˈməŋkiz/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Unlike most Old World monkeys, male Tibetan macaques frequently associate with and care for infants shortly after birth.
  2. Old World monkeys : guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey. raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas.

Other meanings of OWM