colobus

• Nom désignant un singe arboricole d'Afrique occidentale et centrale, caractérisé par une longue fourrure soyeuse et des pouces réduits.

A noun referring to an arboreal monkey native to western and central Africa, characterized by its long silky fur and reduced thumbs.

1. Arboreal African monkeyC1formal

   A type of monkey found in western and central Africa, known for its long silky fur and reduced thumbs, adapted for life in trees.

   Colobe

   • The colobus monkey leaped gracefully from branch to branch.
   • Researchers observed a troop of colobus feeding on leaves in the canopy.
   • The colobus's reduced thumbs are an adaptation for swinging through trees.

   Synonymescolobus monkeyguereza