Meanings
nounpatas (plural patases)
plural patases
- 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.
1999, Robert W. Sussman, The Biological Basis of Human Behavior, →ISBN, page 173
Synonyms & antonyms
nounreddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa
Similar
hussar monkeyErythrocebus patas
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