monkey bite

ˈmʌŋki baɪt

Definition

Definition of monkey bite - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal bitebite inflicted by a monkey

He had to get a shot after a monkey bite.

medical

TECH.

skin infection caused by a primate bite

TECH.

The doctor treated the monkey bite with antibiotics.

infection

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Expressions with monkey

monkey about

engage in playful or aimless activity

The kids love to monkey about in the garden.

monkey around

act in a playful, silly, or mischievous way

The kids monkey around in the backyard every afternoon.

monkey business

mischievous or playful activity that wastes time

The kids were up to some monkey business in the backyard.

monkey suit

man's formal evening suit like a tuxedo

He looked sharp in his monkey suit at the gala.

cheeky monkey

impudent person, usually a child, in a playful way

Look at that cheeky monkey climbing the tree!

make a monkey out of

cause someone to look silly or foolish

He made a monkey out of me in front of everyone.

Expressions with bite

bite down

press your teeth together firmly

He had to bite down to stop the pain.

bite in

start eating something

She couldn't wait to bite in the juicy apple.

bite into

use teeth to cut into something

She decided to bite into the juicy apple.

bite nails

chew on one's fingernails due to stress or habit

She tends to bite nails when she's anxious.

bite one's fingernails

chew on one's fingernails

She tends to bite her fingernails when she's nervous.

barking dogs rarely bite

exp.

dogs that bark a lot usually do not bite

The neighbor's dog barks all day, but barking dogs rarely bite.

bite off

remove something by biting with teeth

He can bite off a piece of apple.

bite on

use teeth to grip or cut something

She decided to bite on the apple.

bite one's lip

show nervousness or embarrassment by biting the lip

He bit his lip during the awkward silence.

bite one's lips

press lips together with teeth nervously or thoughtfully

She tends to bite her lips when anxious.

Examples of monkey bite in a sentence

She showed the scar from a monkey bite.
He was hospitalized due to a monkey bite.
The zookeeper warned about the dangers of a monkey bite.

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French:morsure de singe, ...
German:Affenbiss, Affenbissinfektion, ...
Italian:morso di scimmia, morsicatura di scimmia, ...
Spanish:mordisco de mono, picadura de mono, ...
Portuguese:mordida de macaco, mordedura de macaco, ...
Chinese:猴子咬伤, 猴咬感染, ...
Japanese:猿の噛み傷, 猿の噛み傷による感染, ...
Arabic:عَضَّةُ قِرْدٍ, عَدْوَى عَضَّة قِرْد, ...
Hebrew:נְשִׁיכַת קוֹף, ...
Russian:укус обезьяны, инфекция от укуса обезьяны, ...
Ukrainian:укус мавпи, інфекція від укусу мавпи, ...
Hindi:बंदर का काटना, बंदर के काटने से संक्रमण, ...
Bengali:বানরের কামড়, বানরের কামড়ের সংক্রমণ, ...
Catalan:mossegada de mico, infecció per mossegada de mico, ...
Czech:opičí kousnutí, infekce po kousnutí opicí, ...
Danish:abebid, abe bid infektion, ...
Dutch:apenbeet, apenbeet infectie, ...
Greek:δάγκωμα πιθήκου, μόλυνση από δάγκωμα πιθήκου, ...
Hungarian:majomharapás, harapási fertőzés, ...
Khmer:ស្នាមខាំដោយស្វា, របួសខាំដោយស្វា, ...
Korean:원숭이 물림, 원숭이 물림 감염, ...
Persian:گازگرفتگی میمون, عفونت گاز میمون, ...
Polish:ugryzienie małpy, infekcja po ugryzieniu małpy, ...
Portuguese (BR):mordida de macaco, mordedura de macaco, ...
Romanian:mușcătură de maimuță, infecție de mușcătură de maimuță, ...
Swedish:apbett, apinfektion, ...
Thai:แผลลิงกัด, การติดเชื้อจากลิงกัด, ...
Turkish:maymun ısırığı, maymun ısırığı enfeksiyonu, ...
Vietnamese:vết khỉ cắn, nhiễm trùng do khỉ cắn, ...

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