proboscis monkey
a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
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Indeed, you can tell pretty well how old a male proboscis-monkey is just by glancing at his nose.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodNext we come to a group of animals called dog-shaped monkeys, and the most curious of them all is the proboscis-monkey.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodThus let us take for an example the proboscis monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus nasalis).
On the Genesis of Species | St. George MivartNow every fellow knows what a proboscis monkey is, as he did not before except by name.
Four Young Explorers | Oliver OpticWe do not know much about the habits of the proboscis-monkey.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for proboscis monkey
an Old World monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, with an elongated bulbous nose
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