Nasalis
See also: nasalis
Translingual
editEtymology
editProper noun
editNasalis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the single species Nasalis larvatus (proboscis monkey).
Usage notes
editSpecies Simias concolor (pig-tailed langur), has traditionally been included in Nasalis, and some taxonomists still do so.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (genus): Nasalis larvatus (sole species)
References
edit- 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.