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Medical Definition of Colobinae
1. A subfamily of the old world monkeys, cercopithecidae, that inhabits the forests of africa and asia. The genera colobus (procolobus; colobus), nasalis (proboscis monkey), presbytis (semnopithecus; leaf monkey), pygathrix (rhinopithecus; snub-nosed monkey), and simias (pig-tailed langur) all belong to this subfamily. (12 Dec 1998)