colobus

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

monkey langur tamarin guenon howler monkey siamang spider monkey hoolock colobus monkey

Hypernyms

catarrhine Old World monkey

Hyponyms

guereza Colobus guereza

Phrases with the word

eastern black-and-white colobus black-and-white colobus monkey abyssinian black-and-white colobus red colobus

Anagrams

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Examples

Goodall watched a hunting group isolate a colobus monkey high in a tree, block all possible exits, then one chimpanzee climbed up and captured and killed the colobus. Source: Internet

The chimps at Gombe kill and eat as much as one-third of the colobus population in the park each year. Source: Internet

The western red colobus ranks at the top of preferred mammal prey. Source: Internet

The word "colobus" comes from Greek κολοβός kolobós ("docked"), and is so named because in this genus, the thumb is a stump. Source: Internet

When hunting small monkeys such as the red colobus, the chimpanzee hunts where the forest canopy is interrupted or irregular. citation This allows it to easily corner the monkeys when chasing them in the appropriate direction. Source: Internet

While both adults and infants are taken, adult male black-and-white colobus monkeys will attack the hunting chimps. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

coloboma colobomatous colobronchial Colobus guereza colobus monkey colocaecal