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Webster 1913 Edition
Wanderoo
Wanˊder-oo′
,Noun.
[Cingalese
wanderu
a monkey.] (Zool.)
A large monkey (
Macacus silenus
) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha
, silenus
, neelbhunder
, lion-tailed baboon
, and great wanderoo
. [Written also
ouanderoo
.] ☞ The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wanderoo
WANDEROO
,Noun.
Definition 2024
wanderoo
wanderoo
English
Noun
wanderoo (plural wanderoos)
- Any of various langur monkeys (of genus Semnopithecus), from Sri Lanka
- The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)