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# capuchin

«capuchin» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small clever monkey from Central and South America with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a capuchin, capuchins)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A small clever monkey from Central and South America with a cap of dark fur on its head, known for using tools such as stones to crack nuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#m1)

2) (church) A Capuchin is a member of a Catholic order of friars (monks) who wear brown robes with pointed hoods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, capuchin monkeys show tool use and intelligence. In church and history topics, Capuchin friars live simply and help the poor; the drink cappuccino is named after the colour of their robes. Phrases: capuchin monkey, Capuchin friar.

### examples

- Capuchin monkeys use stones to crack open nuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#x1)
- The capuchin has a dark cap of hair on its head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#x2)
- Capuchins live in groups in the rainforest trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#x3)
- A Capuchin friar wears a brown robe with a hood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#x4)
- Cappuccino coffee is named after the Capuchin friars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#x5)
- The capuchin monkey washed its food in the stream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/#x6)

### note

Countable. Capital C for the friars. Pronounced KAP-yoo-chin or kap-oo-CHEEN. Monkeys are wild animals and should not be kept as pets.

### In the corpora

- [Squirrel monkeys travel in big troops and often follow capuchin monkeys to find fruit trees, and many eyes spot eagles sooner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/156-the-amazon-canopy/16/)
- [Bearded capuchin monkeys in Brazil crack palm nuts with stones nearly as heavy as themselves, and they choose and carry the best stones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/387-clever-primates-tool-using-chimps-kanzi-the-bonobo-and-ayumu-s-memory/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «capuchin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capuchin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.