Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body
Similar
Colobus guereza
Broader
colobuscolobus monkey
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the native name in Ethiopia. Compare Sebat Bet Gurage gureza, Amharic ጉሬዛ (gureza), Oromo gureezaa.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish gueretsa
- gueretsareddish-brown colobus monkey
Polish gereza
- gerezareddish-brown colobus monkey
Russian гвере́ца, толстоте́л
- гвере́ца (gveréca)reddish-brown colobus monkey
- толстоте́л (tolstotél)reddish-brown colobus monkey
- коло́бус (kolóbus)reddish-brown colobus monkey
Cite this entry
APA
guereza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guereza
MLA
“guereza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guereza. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guereza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guereza.
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