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colobus in British English
(ˈkɒləbəs)
noun
any leaf-eating arboreal Old World monkey of the genus Colobus, of W and central Africa, having a slender body, long silky fur, long tail, and reduced or absent thumbs
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from Greek kolobos cut short; referring to its thumbcolobus in American English
(ˈkɑləbəs)
noun
any of a genus (Colobus) of thumbless, long-haired, black and white African monkeys
Word origin
ModL < Gr kolobos, curtailed, docked (akin to kolos, maimed: for IE base see holt): prob. so named because of the absent or rudimentary thumbsImage ofcolobus
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Word lists withcolobus
monkey- asuncion
- asunción
- asunder
- asur
- a sure thing
- a surge of electricity
- a surplus (of sth)
- as usual
- asv
- asw
- aswan
- aswan dam
- aswan high dam
- aswarm
- as was
- asway
- a sweet tooth
- as we know it
- as well
- as well as
- as well it/he/she might/may
- as-well-it-he-she-might-may
- as-whatever-the-case-may-be
- as/whatever the case may be
- as who should say