guereza

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English

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Etymology

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From the native name in Ethiopia. Compare Sebat Bet Gurage gureza,[1] Amharic ጉሬዛ (gureza),[1] Oromo gureezaa.

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Noun

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guereza (plural guerezas)

  1. (zoology) A reddish-brown colobus monkey from Abyssinia.

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolf Leslau (1979) Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic): Individual dictionaries, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN: “gureza ( Amh ) :: gureza”
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