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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.
A baboon of Ceylon and Malabar.

Definition 2024


wanderoo

wanderoo

English

Noun

wanderoo (plural wanderoos)

  1. Any of various langur monkeys (of genus Semnopithecus), from Sri Lanka
  2. The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)