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proboscis monkey en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs ˈmʌŋki/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

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

Synonyms

bekantan · nose monkey · kahau · nose ape · kaha

Translations (14)

el μαϊμού με προβοσκίδα (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · ko 코주부원숭이 (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · pl nosacz (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · ru носа́ч (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · hu borneói nagyorrúmajom (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · sv näsapa (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · nl neusaap (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · de Nasenaffe (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · fr nasique (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · es násico (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · ca nassut (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · ca nàsic (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · cmn 長鼻猴 /长鼻猴 (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo) · mk носест мајмун (Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo)