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guereza

[ guh-rez-uh ]

noun

  1. a colobus monkey, especially of the species Colobus guereza.


guereza

/ ɡəˈ°ùÉ›³úÉ™ /

noun

  1. a handsome colobus monkey of the mountain forests of Ethiopia
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of guereza1

< Amharic gureza monkey, or < a related word in a Cushitic language, e.g., Oromo gureezaa
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of guereza1

C19: its native name
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The monkeys, also known as Guereza colobus, are native to east and central Africa.

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Budapest, Hungary   Boglarka Bodnar/AP A mantled guereza unwraps his Christmas present containing fruit at the Veszprem Zoo.

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Guereza, ger′e-za, n. a large, long-haired, black-and-white African monkey, with a bushy tail.

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Other east African monkeys with a similar type of colouring, which, together with the wholly black west African C. satanas, collectively constitute the subgenus Guereza, may be included under the same title; and the name may be further extended to embrace all the African thumbless monkeys of the genus Colobus.

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Squirrels and hares are numerous, as are several kinds of monkeys, notably the guereza, gelada, guenon and dog-faced baboon.

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