colobus

(ˈkɒləbəs) n (Animals) any leaf-eating arboreal Old World monkey of the genus Colobus, of W and central Africa, having a slender body, long silky fur, long tail, and reduced or absent thumbs[C19: New Latin, from Greek kolobos cut short; referring to its thumb]

col•o•bus

(ˈkɒl ə bəs, kəˈloʊ-)

n., pl. -bus•es, -bi (-ˌbaɪ, -baɪ) any of several large, slender African monkeys of the genus Colobus, lacking thumbs. [1811; < New Latin < Greek kolobós docked, maimed; so named from the mutilated appearance of the thumbless hands]

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colobus - arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbscolobus monkeycatarrhine, Old World monkey - of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close togethergenus Colobus - a genus of CercopithecidaeColobus guereza, guereza - a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body

Translations

колобус

Colobus

a genus of monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae. The body measures 43–70 cm in length, and the tail 55–90 cm. The body is slender, with silky fur. The nasal septum is comparatively broad, and the nose protrudes. The coloring of the fur varies greatly. The best-known species are the guereza (C. guereza), the black and white colobus monkey (C. polykomos), and the red and black colobus monkey (C. badius). The genus is distributed in Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and southward to Angola and Tanzania. The monkeys live in small groups in tall trees and feed on leaves and fruits.

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noun arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs

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