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colobine

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləbʌɪn/
Definition of colobine

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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