Patas

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas, found in West and East Africa.

    "When a male patas observes a predator approaching its group, he performs a noisy display, shaking the branches and overtly calling attention to himself."

  2. 2
    reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa wordnet

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erythrocebus patashussar monkey

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"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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