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Noun: colobus  kó-lu-bus
  1. Arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
    "The colobus monkey's striking black and white coloration makes it easy to spot";
    - colobus monkey

Derived forms: colobuses

Type of: catarrhine, Old World monkey

Part of: genus Colobus

Encyclopedia: Colobus