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wanderoo
CIDE DICTIONARY
wanderoo, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.].
A large monkey (Macacus silenus ) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha , silenus , neelbhunder , lion-tailed baboon , and great wanderoo . [1913 Webster]
" The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wanderoo, n. a langur, Semnopithecus vetulus, of Sri Lanka.
Etymology
Sinh. wanderu monkey
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