| 单词 | proboscis monkey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproboscis monkey proboscis monkey n. a large leaf monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of the mangrove forests of Borneo, the male of which is twice the weight of the female and has a long, pendulous nose. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > family Cercopithecidae > subfamily Colobinae > genus Nasalis (proboscis-monkey) proboscis monkey1793 kahau1840 proboscisa1849 nose monkey1883 1793 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds (ed. 3) II. 322 Proboscis Monkey..the nose projecting very far beyond the mouth..in the profile it exactly resembles a long proboscis. 1885 W. T. Hornaday Two Years in Jungle xxxiii. 395 The proboscis monkey..is found only in Borneo. 1934 Lima (Ohio) News 3 May 5/3 The age of a proboscis monkey can be told by the length of its nose. < as lemmas |
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