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Nasalis larvatus (gcide) | Kahau \Ka*hau"\, n. [Native name, from its cry.] (Zool.)
A long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus, formerly
Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color
of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts,
shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top
of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also
proboscis monkey. It is now an endangered species. [Written
also kaha.]
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nasalis larvatus (wn) | Nasalis larvatus
n 1: Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose [syn: {proboscis
monkey}, Nasalis larvatus] |
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Nasalis larvatus (gcide) | Kahau \Ka*hau"\, n. [Native name, from its cry.] (Zool.)
A long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus, formerly
Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color
of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts,
shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top
of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also
proboscis monkey. It is now an endangered species. [Written
also kaha.]
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