MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogic…

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MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.146, 谷月社
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MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.146, 谷月社

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