dəˈru noun, plural wan·der·oos.
1.
any of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.
2.
a macaque, Macacus silenus, of southern India, having its face surrounded by long hair.
Origin:
1675–85; < Sinhalese wanduru (plural) < Sanskrit vānara monkey
1675–85; < Sinhalese wanduru (plural) < Sanskrit vānara monkey
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| —n , pl -deroos | |
| a macaque monkey, Macaca silenus, of India and Sri Lanka, having black fur with a ruff of long greyish fur on each side of the face | |
| [C17: from Sinhalese vanduru monkeys, literally: forest-dwellers, from Sanskrit vānara monkey, from vana forest] | |
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