COLOBUS MONKEY


Meaning of COLOBUS MONKEY in English

Pronunciation: ' kä-l ə -b ə s-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin colobus, from Greek kolobos docked, mutilated, from kolos docked; probably akin to Greek klan to break ― more at CLAST

Date: 1866

: any of various long-tailed African monkeys (genus Colobus and related genera) ― called also colobus

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