colobus

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləbəs/
(also colobus monkey)

noun (plural )

  • a slender leaf-eating African monkey with silky fur, a long tail, and very small or absent thumbs.
    • Genera Colobus and Procolobus, family Cercopithecidae: several species

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek kolobos 'cut short'