Nasalis

See also: nasalis

Translingual

Nasalis larvatus

Etymology

From Latin nasalis (“nasal”)

Proper noun

Nasalis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the single species Nasalis larvatus (proboscis monkey).

Usage notes

The pig-tailed langur, Simias concolor, has traditionally been included in Nasalis, and some taxonomists still do so.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Colobinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Nasalis larvatus (sole species)

References

Proboscis monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nasalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nasalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Nasalis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Nasalis in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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