an Old World monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, with an elongated bulbous nose
proboscis monkey in American English
noun
a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species
Word origin
[1785–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cyclic, depot, fossilize, guillotine, preemptive
Or a proboscis monkey, a mouse deer or a pangolin.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Here you'll find the endangered proboscis monkey, orang-utans, rhinoceros hornbills and my beloved pygmy elephants, of course.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is not just elephants that suffer the effects of such widespread deforestation; the orang-utan and proboscis monkey have also been driven to the brink.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Proboscis monkeys are also eaten by crocodilians.
Smithsonian (2012)
Proboscis monkeys are really endangered, but because there's no funding for any research on them, we don't know how many are left.
The Sun (2012)
We humans find a major internal fermentation uncomfortable: do proboscis monkeys feel the same physical sensation?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We had seen proboscis monkeys in the trees, wild elephants on the bank and crocodiles basking.
The Sun (2011)
The drones also picked up on a troop of proboscis monkeys and a group of pygmy elephants.
2019, 'These Ecologists Borrowed Tricks From Astrophysicists to Count Endangered Orangutans',Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astrophysics-helps-ecologists-count-endangered-orangutans-180971930/
Proboscis monkeys live on leaves, which are pretty low in nutrients, so you need a lot of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
From the treetops, toucans shrieked and a tribe of proboscis monkeys looked down their long noses at us.