Used in a Sentence

capuchin

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for capuchin.

Editorial note

Some thoughts: There's a famous study involving capuchin monkeys that shows they have a sense of fairness.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A capuchin monkey.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of capuchin gathered in one view.

noun

A capuchin monkey.

noun

A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.

noun

A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capuchin.

noun

A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.

Example sentences

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Some thoughts: There's a famous study involving capuchin monkeys that shows they have a sense of fairness.

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Well Keith Chen @ yale showed that capuchin monkeys show the same fundamental behavior as humans.

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Everyone and their capuchin being able to just throw in theirs as a legit answer.

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Bearded Capuchin monkeys chain a complex series of tasks and use tools to break nuts.

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On February 5, 1840, Franciscan Capuchin friar Father Thomas and his Greek servant were reported missing, never to be seen again.

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My favorite fun fact about the colors monk's habits is that The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a branch of the Franciscans are at the root of the words cappuccino and capuchin monkey.

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Frans De Waal demonstrates an experiment with Capuchin Monkeys showing this effect in action.

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Humans are too closely related to chimpanzees and Capuchin monkeys to be Homo Economicus.

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I had this feeling when watching the Capuchin monkey fairness experiment in Frans de Waal's TED talk.

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It’s hard to imagine yourself as a capuchin monkey riding a jet ski.

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And everyone knows that ChatGPT Pro is exclusively powered by capuchin monkeys.

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It hits some primal part our brain, the same as is isolated in that capuchin monkey experiment where two monkeys get varying levels of grapes.

Quote examples

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In the article, they mention that capuchin monkeys don't "barely showed capacity" for meta-cognition in their experiments.

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Direct exchange of meat for sex has not been observed", with only a single example of the latter exchange among capuchin monkeys.

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Can this capuchin-monkey example be called "tool industry"?

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(Submitted title was "A group of Capuchin monkeys is entering the Stone Age").

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use capuchin in a sentence?

Some thoughts: There's a famous study involving capuchin monkeys that shows they have a sense of fairness.

What does capuchin mean?

A capuchin monkey.

What part of speech is capuchin?

capuchin is commonly used as noun.