[huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-; huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-] 
| 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. |
| han·u·man (hŭn'ŏŏ-män') n. pl. han·u·mans A small monkey (Presbytis entellus) of southern Asia, having bristly hairs on the crown and the sides of the face. [Hindi hanumān, from Sanskrit Hanumān, a monkey-god in Hindu mythology, from hanumān, having a large jaw, from hanu, jaw; see genu-2 in Indo-European roots.] |