patas

pa·tas  (päts)

n. pl. patas

Any of several long-tailed terrestrial monkeys of the genus Erythrocebus of western Africa that are closely related to the guenons, especially E. patas, which has reddish fur and a black nose.

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[French, from Wolof pata.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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patas - reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa Erythrocebus patas, hussar monkey catarrhine, Old World monkey - of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together Erythrocebus, genus Erythrocebus - patas