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Primates that start with M
The full list of primates starting with M: 13 names, taken from the 149 answers to “Name a primate” in Icillion.
Primates starting with M
- Macaque
- Mandrill
- Mangabey
- Mantled howler
- Marmoset
- Megaladapis
- Mona monkey
- Mongoose lemur
- Monkey
- Mountain gorilla
- Mouse lemur
- Moustached guenon
- Muriquialso Woolly spider monkey
About this list
- M is the 3rd most common first letter in this list: 13 of the 149 primates (9%).
- Shortest: “Monkey”. Longest: “Moustached guenon”.
- 6 names have more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many primates start with M?
- 13 of the 149 primates in Icillion start with M, for example Monkey, Mandrill and Macaque.
- What is the longest name among primates that start with M?
- The longest is “Moustached guenon” and the shortest is “Monkey”.
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