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Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches.

Example: He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole.

Any nonhuman simian primate, including apes.

Example: Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.

A mischievous child.

Example: She's a cheeky monkey.

A dance move popular in the 1960s.

To meddle; to mess (with).

Example: Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing.

To mimic; to ape.