colobus
colobus noun: any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
Noun
colobus (plural colobuses or colobi)
- Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
- Other examples of nonhuman self-domestication in the wild exist—for instance, the Zanzibar red colobus monkey diverged from the mainland African red colobus in similar ways during its island isolation—but bonobos are the closest and most relevant to us.2019 January 29, Melvin Konner, “A Bold New Theory Proposes That Humans Tamed Themselves”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2019
- Synonyms:
- colobus monkey
Synonyms of colobus
- colobus monkey
Forms of colobus
| plural | colobuses |
|---|---|
| plural | colobi |
Origin of colobus
Borrowed from translingual Colobus, from the genus name.
Words formed from colobus
Phrases with colobus
Questions about colobus
- What does colobus mean?
- Colobus means any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
- What part of speech is colobus?
- Colobus is a noun.
- What is the plural of colobus?
- The plural of colobus is colobuses.
Words near colobus in the dictionary
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