Colobinae

Translingual

Colobus guereza, one of the Colobinae

Etymology

From Colobus +‎ -inae.

Proper noun

Colobinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cercopithecidae – the colobus monkeys, proboscis monkeys, the gray langurs etc.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Cercopithecoidea - superfamily; Cercopithecidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Colobus, Nasalis, Piliocolobus, Procolobus, Presbytis, Pygathrix, Rhinopithecus, Semnopithecus, Simias, Trachypithecus (genera)

Further reading

Colobinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Colobinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Colobinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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