COLOBUS MONKEY


Meaning of COLOBUS MONKEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-lə-bəs- ]

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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