Nasalis

See also: nasalis

Translingual

Nasalis larvatus

Etymology

From Latin nasalis (“nasal”).

Proper noun

Nasalis m

1. 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^[1] at Bucknell.