colobus

/ˈkɑləbəs/
noun
  1. A type of monkey from Africa with long, silky fur and no thumb.
    • We saw a group of colobus eating leaves high in the trees during our safari.
    • The colobus monkey leaped gracefully from branch to branch in the rainforest.
    • The zoo's new colobus exhibit features a family of five monkeys.
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