colobusn.
/ˈkɒləbəs/, U.S. /ˈkɑləbəs/ A member of a genus of African monkeys so called, distinguished by their shortened thumbs.
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1835 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 3 98 We at present possess sufficient indications of six distinct species of Colobi.
1866 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 77 One [skin] is in a perfect state, with the skull, &c., and is doubtless a Colobus.
1885 R. Hartmann Anthrop. Apes 286 Fossil remains of the African stumpy ape (Colobus) have also been found at Steinheim.
1889 J. C. Willoughby E. Afr. & its Big Game 175 The beautiful black and white Colobus monkeys.
1898 Daily News 8 Sept. 5/1 Colobus..having only rudimentary cheek pouches.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 2/1 The Colobus resembles a black judge with a white wig and a mantle of flowing hair of the same hue.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 1 Dec. 4/2 Beards as white as the beard of a colobus monkey.
1962 New Scientist 12 July 91 Of the three species of Colobus..the red colobus occupies the upper storey [of forest], the black colobus the middle and the olive colobus the main closed canopy storey.
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