Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proboscis monkey

/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs ˈmʌŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: pro-boscis -mon-key
IPA: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs ˈmʌŋki/

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey, of species Nasalis larvatus, with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.

Example Sentences

"Don Caldwell, editor-in-chief of the site Know Your Meme, namechecks Brr Brr Patapim, “a proboscis monkey that is also a tree”, as one who made it to YouTube."

Inflected Forms

proboscis monkeys (plural)

Synonyms

bekantan kaha kahau nose ape nose monkey nasalis larvatus

Questions

How do you pronounce proboscis monkey?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs ˈmʌŋki/.
What does proboscis monkey mean?: A reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey, of species Nasalis larvatus, with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.

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