colobine
noun
col·o·bine ˈkä-lə-bən 
-ˌbīn
variants or less commonly colobin
ˈkä-lə-bən
plural colobines also colobins
: colobus sense 2 —often used before another noun
Sloths, colobine monkeys and some types of antelope have gut bacteria that are finely tuned to digest only a selective repertoire of leaves.
Fiona Sunquist, International Wildlife, January–February 1991
Fiona Sunquist, International Wildlife, January–February 1991
Word History
Etymology
French, from New Latin Colobinae (subfamily of apes), from Colobus type genus + -inae
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