"douc" meaning in English

See douc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /duːk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-douc.wav Forms: doucs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Muong dộc, probably via French. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mtq|dộc}} Muong dộc Head templates: {{en-noun}} douc (plural doucs)
  1. A colobine Old World monkey, making up the genus Pygathrix. Derived forms: red-shanked douc

Inflected forms

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