COLOBUS


Meaning of COLOBUS in English

/ ˈkɒləbəs; NAmE ˈkɑːl-/ (also ˈcolobus monkey ) noun

a small African monkey with a long tail, that eats leaves

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WORD ORIGIN

modern Latin , from Greek kolobos cut short.

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