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Definition of Colobus
1. Noun. Arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs.
Exact synonyms: Colobus Monkey
Generic synonyms: Catarrhine, Old World Monkey
Group relationships: Genus Colobus
Specialized synonyms: Colobus Guereza, Guereza
Generic synonyms: Catarrhine, Old World Monkey
Group relationships: Genus Colobus
Specialized synonyms: Colobus Guereza, Guereza
Definition of Colobus
1. a large African monkey [n -BUSES or -BI]
Medical Definition of Colobus
1. A genus of old world monkeys, subfamily colobinae, family cercopithecidae, that inhabits the forests of africa. It consists of eight species: c. Angolensis (angolan colobus), c. Badius or c. Rufomitratus (red or bay colobus), c. Guereza (guereza or eastern black-and-white colobus), c. Kirkii (kirk's colobus), c. Polykomos (king colobus or western black-and-white colobus), c. Satanas (black colobus), and c. Verus (olive colobus). Some authors recognise procolobus as a separate genus and then the olive colobus is recognised as the species p. Verus. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colobus
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