"colobus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: colobuses [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} colobus (plural colobuses)
  1. (zoology) Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus. Wikipedia link: Colobini Synonyms: colobus monkey Derived forms: red colobus Translations (African monkeys): còlob [masculine] (Catalan), 疣猴 (yóuhóu) (Chinese Mandarin), gueretsa (Finnish), moncaí colabach [masculine] (Irish), colobo [masculine] (Italian), коло́бус (kolóbus) [masculine] (Russian), гвере́ца (gveréca) [feminine] (Russian), толстоте́лая обезья́на (tolstotélaja obezʹjána) [feminine] (Russian), mbega (Swahili), engeye class 9 (Tooro)

Inflected forms

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