leaf monkey

leaf monkey noun: any of various leaf-eating, arboreal Asian monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae of family Cercopithecidae, related to and including the langurs.

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Noun

leaf monkey (plural leaf monkeys)

Any of various leaf-eating, arboreal Asian monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae of family Cercopithecidae, related to and including the langurs.
- White-headed leaf monkey (T. leiwocephalus) is also restricted to southern Guangxi.2008, Martin Walters, Heather Angel, Chinese Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide, →ISBN, page 57
- The banded leaf monkey (Presbytis femoralis) is a very shy animal and keeps to the canopy.2011, Peter K. L. Ng, Richard Corlett, Hugh T. W. Tan, Singapore Biodiversity, →ISBN

leaf monkey meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

leaf monkey in Tamil

இலைக்குரங்கு

leaf monkey in Indonesian

monkey of the genus Presbytis: surili, langur

Forms of leaf monkey

plural	leaf monkeys

Questions about leaf monkey

What does leaf monkey mean?: Leaf monkey means any of various leaf-eating, arboreal Asian monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae of family Cercopithecidae, related to and including the langurs.
What is leaf monkey in Tamil?: Leaf monkey in Tamil is இலைக்குரங்கு. See Leaf monkey meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is leaf monkey?: Leaf monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of leaf monkey?: The plural of leaf monkey is leaf monkeys.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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