Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: patas
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas, found in West and East Africa.

Example Sentences

"When a male patas observes a predator approaching its group, he performs a noisy display, shaking the branches and overtly calling attention to himself."

Inflected Forms

patases (plural)

Phrases

patas monkey

Synonyms

hussar monkey erythrocebus patas

Questions

What does patas mean?: A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas, found in West and East Africa.

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