colobine

 
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'