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Webster 1913 Edition
Entellus
‖
En-tel′lus
,Noun.
[NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. [GREEK] to command.]
(Zoöl.)
An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (
Semnopithecus entellus
) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called also hoonoomaun
and hungoor
.