Editing Capuchin monkey (section)

== Etymology ==

The word "capuchin" derives from the [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin]], who wear brown robes with large hoods. When [[Portuguese maritime exploration|Portuguese explorers]] reached the [[Americas]] in the 15th century, they found small monkeys whose coloring resembled these friars, especially when in their robes with hoods down, and named them capuchins.<ref name=Fragaszy/> When the scientists described a specimen (thought to be a [[golden-bellied capuchin]]) they noted that: "his muzzle of a tanned color, ... with the lighter color around his eyes that melts into the white at the front, his cheeks ..., give him the looks that involuntarily reminds us of the appearance that historically in our country represents ignorance, laziness, and sensuality."<ref>{{cite book |author1=Saint-Hilaire, E. G.  |author2=Cuvier, F. G. |year=1924 |title=Histoire Naturelle des Mammifères |oclc=166026273 |publisher=Paris, impr. de C. de Lasteyrie}}</ref> The scientific name of the genus, ''Cebus'' comes from the Greek word'' kêbos'',<ref>{{cite book |author=Rossiter, William |year=1879 |title=An illustrated dictionary of scientific terms |publisher=William Collins, Sons, and Company |location=London & Glasgow |isbn=978-0-548-93307-7}}</ref> meaning a long-tailed monkey.