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proboscis monkey

Noun CEFR B2
pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs ˈmʌŋki

Definitions

A reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey, of species Nasalis larvatus, with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.

Equivalents

Españolnásico
Françaisnasique
DeutschNasenaffe
6 more languages
Македонскиносест мајмун
Nederlandsneusaap
Polskinosacz

Examples

“Don Caldwell, editor-in-chief of the site Know⟳ Your Meme, namechecks Brr Brr Patapim, “a proboscis monkey that is also a tree”, as one who made it to YouTube.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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