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Patas

Pa-tas′

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A West African long-tailed monkey (
Cercopithecus ruber
); the red monkey.

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patas

patas

See also: påtas

English

Noun

patas (plural patases)

  1. Erythrocebus patas, a ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey found in West and East Africa
    • 1999, Robert W. Sussman, The Biological Basis of Human Behavior, ISBN 0137997353, page 173:
      When a male patas observes a predator approaching its group, he performs a noisy display, shaking the branches and overtly calling attention to himself.

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Pronunciation

Noun

patas

  1. plural of pata

Spanish

Noun

patas f

  1. plural of pata