单词 | black-and-white colobus monkey |
释义 | > as lemmasblack-and-white colobus monkey black-and-white colobus n. (in full black-and-white colobus monkey) any of several black and white monkeys of the African genus Colobus (family Cercopithecidae (or Colobidae)), which are long-haired and long-tailed, and lack thumbs. ΚΠ 1889 J. C. Willoughby E. Afr. & its Big Game 175 The beautiful black and white Colobus monkeys. 1920 R. C. F. MAugham Republic of Liberia viii. 190 On the western borders of the Liberian Republic there is a black and white Colobus Monkey, distinguished by the same beautiful, long, silky coat. 1980 R. Rhodes Last Safari ii. viii. 141 Outside the camp a colony of black-and-white colobus monkeys had set up a racket growling in the canopy. 2003 Wildlife Conservation Oct. 45/3 The forest is home to the largest remaining population of Sharpe's black-and-white colobus. < as lemmas |
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