"Cebus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of the family CEBIDAE, subfamily CEBINAE, consisting of four species which are divided into two groups, the tufted and untufted. C. apella has tufts of hair over the eyes and sides of the head. The remaining species are without tufts - C. capucinus, C. nigrivultatus, and C. albifrons. Cebus inhabits the forests of Central and South America.
| Descriptor ID |
D002428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.600.150.120.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Cebus- Cebus
- Monkey, Ring-Tail
- Monkey, Ring Tail
- Monkeys, Ring-Tail
- Ring-Tail Monkey
- Ring-Tail Monkeys
- Monkey, Capuchin
- Capuchin Monkey
- Capuchin Monkeys
- Monkeys, Capuchin
- Monkey, Ring-Tailed
- Monkey, Ring Tailed
- Monkeys, Ring-Tailed
- Ring-Tailed Monkey
- Ring-Tailed Monkeys
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