/ Dictionary / Index C colobus: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: col•o•bus Pronunciation: (kol'u-bus, ku-lō'-), [key] — pl. -bus•es, -bi any of several large, slender African monkeys of the genus Colobus, lacking thumbs and having long silky fur of black and white (C. polykomos), black and reddish-brown (C. badius), or olive (C. verus): now dwindling. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: colobus (Thesaurus) colo- colocate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language