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entelluses

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en⋅tel⋅lus

[en-tel-uhs]
–noun, plural -lus⋅es.
hanuman (def. 1).

Origin:
1835–45; < NL, a specific epithet

han⋅u⋅man

[huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-; huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-]
–noun, plural -mans for 1.
1. Also called entellus. a langur, Presbytis (Semnopithecus) entellus, held sacred in India.
2. (initial capital letter) Hindu Mythology. a monkey chief who is a conspicuous figure in the Ramayana.

Origin:
1805–15; < Skt hanuman, nom. sing. of hanumant
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