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colobus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: colobus monkey

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: colobus monkey

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Old World monkey, catarrhine

Narrower terms: guereza, Colobus guereza

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Colobus, from the genus name.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: còlob — African monkeys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 疣猴 (yóuhóu) — African monkeys
  • Finnish: gueretsa — African monkeys
  • Irish: moncaí colabach — African monkeys
  • Italian: colobo — African monkeys
  • Russian: коло́бус (kolóbus) — African monkeys
  • Russian: гвере́ца (gveréca) — African monkeys
  • Russian: толстоте́лая обезья́на (tolstotélaja obezʹjána) — African monkeys
  • Swahili: mbega — African monkeys
  • Tooro: engeye class 9 — African monkeys
  • Yoruba: ẹdun — African monkeys