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proboscis monkey

noun

Definition of PROBOSCIS MONKEY

:  a large long-tailed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) of Bornean forests that has a large nose which is long and pendulous in adult males
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First Known Use of PROBOSCIS MONKEY

1793

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