colobus

colobus [ˈkɒləbəs]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

[New Latin, from Greek kolobos cut short; referring to its thumb]

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