PROBOSCIS MONKEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proboscis monkey mean? 

• PROBOSCIS MONKEY (noun)
  The noun PROBOSCIS MONKEY has 1 sense:

1. Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose

  Familiarity information: PROBOSCIS MONKEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROBOSCIS MONKEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Nasalis larvatus; proboscis monkey

Hypernyms ("proboscis monkey" is a kind of...):

catarrhine; Old World monkey (of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together)