Nasalis
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Nasalis larvatus
See also: nasalis
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Nasalis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the single species Nasalis larvatus (proboscis monkey).
Usage notes
Species Simias concolor (pig-tailed langur), 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.
