SINCE 1828
colobine
noun
col·o·bine
| \ ˈkä-lə-bən
, -ˌbīn\
, -ˌbīn\
variants:
or less commonly colobin \ ˈkä-lə-bən
\
\
plural colobines
also colobins
Definition of colobine
: colobus sense 2
—often used before another noun Sloths, colobine monkeys and some types of antelope have gut bacteria that are finely tuned to digest only a selective repertoire of leaves.— Fiona Sunquist, International Wildlife, January–February 1991
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