wanderoo
any of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.
a macaque, Macacus silenus, of southern India, having its face surrounded by long hair.
Origin of wanderoo
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How to use wanderoo in a sentence
Another reason for conjecturing that the wanderoo would have been one of the animals sent to grace the palace of Solomon is this.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodI am induced to believe that the wanderoo must have been one of the monkeys which were brought to Solomon, for two reasons.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodThe low country wanderoo is replaced in the hills by the larger species, P. ursinus, which inhabits the mountain zone.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon | J. Emerson TennentThe docility of the wanderoo often vanishes together with its youth.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodThe black wanderoo of Ceylon with white whiskers comes nearest in its resemblance to the human face.
The Pearl of India | Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for wanderoo
/ (ˌwɒndəˈruː) /
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
Origin of wanderoo
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