proboscis monkey

American  

noun

1. a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.

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proboscis monkey British  

noun

1. an Old World monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, with an elongated bulbous nose

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Etymology

Origin of proboscis monkey

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

She introduces us to the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, an organization whose remit is to raise awareness and support for creatures such as the proboscis monkey and the blobfish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

On a trip to Borneo, we got Chewie a friend: Nozy, a little proboscis monkey.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

Most monkeys are gay & cheerful, but the proboscis monkey from Malaysia and the howling monkey from the tropics are a pair of supercilious snobs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The proboscis monkey and the bird were also described.

From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.

The most striking ones were the proboscis monkey, the face being not unlike that of an old man with an extremely long nose, with whiskers around the neck.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages by Finlay, Roger Thompson