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colobine
(colo|bine)
Pronunciation:
/ˈkɒləbʌɪn/
noun
Zoology
an Old World monkey of a mainly leaf-eating group that includes the colobus monkeys, langurs, and leaf monkeys.
Subfamily
Colobinae
, family
Cercopithicidae
Origin:
1950s
: from modern Latin
Colobinae
, based on Greek
kolobos
'cut short'
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