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colobus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
colobus
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Colobus, from the genus name.

Inflected Forms

colobuses (plural) colobi (plural)

Phrases

red colobus

Synonyms

colobus monkey

Questions

What does colobus mean?
Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
Where does colobus come from?
Borrowed from translingual Colobus, from the genus name.

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