proboscis monkey

proboscis monkey
Kahau Ka*hau", n. [Native name, from its cry.] (Zo["o]l.) A long-nosed monkey ({Nasalis larvatus}, formerly {Semnopithecus nasalis}), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also {proboscis monkey}. It is now an endangered species. [Written also {kaha}.] [1913 Webster +PJC]

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  • proboscis monkey — noun Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose • Syn: ↑Nasalis larvatus • Hypernyms: ↑Old World monkey, ↑catarrhine …   Useful english dictionary

  • proboscis monkey — noun Date: 1793 a large long tailed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) of Bornean forests that has a large nose which is long and pendulous in adult males …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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