Noun: capuchin ka-pyû-chin or ka-pyû-shin
- Monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
"The clever capuchin used a stone to crack open nuts";
- ringtail, Cebus capucinus
- A hooded cloak for women
"She wore a capuchin to protect herself from the rain"
Derived forms: capuchins
Type of: cloak, New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
Part of: Cebus, genus Cebus
Encyclopedia: Capuchin