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proboscis monkey

noun

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


proboscis monkey

noun

  1. an Old World monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, with an elongated bulbous nose
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Origin of proboscis monkey1

First recorded in 1785–95
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Environmentalists have warned that as the capital expands, it may spill over into the habitats of endangered species such as proboscis monkeys, orangutans and gibbons.

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During the excavation, Maloney said, the archaeologists grappled with scorpions, bats and proboscis monkeys that were less than impressed by their presence in the ancient cave system.

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Photographer Mogens Trolle won the animal portraits category with a photo of an endangered proboscis monkey basking in the sunlight in Sabah, Borneo.

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We stopped at research stations and walked down long, slippery, moss-covered boardwalks looking for orangutans, proboscis monkeys and gibbons, which swing branch to branch in happy arcs, the gymnasts of the jungle.

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Bottom of his ranked list of primates was the proboscis monkey, with four known distinct calls.

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