noun. A genus of African monkeys, of the family Semnopithecidæ.

noun. [lowercase] A monkey of the genus Colobus; a colobe or colobin.

noun. A genus of reptiles.

noun. A genus of coleopterous insects.

noun. A genus of mollusks.

noun. Any of several large arboreal African monkeys of the genus Colobus.

noun. arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs

"Because the colobus was a member of a primate order, the same order we human beings belong to, its extinction drew considerable notice."

catarrhine  old world monkey  

colobus guereza  guereza  

agoutis  big-eared  capuchin  different-sized  dog-headed  

colobus monkey