COLOBUS

colobus, colobus monkey

(noun) arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

colobus (plural colobuses)

(zoology) Any of several large arboreal African monkeys of the genus Colobus.

Synonym: colobus monkey

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