entellus
Americannoun
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entelluses
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of entellus
From New Latin, dating back to 1835–45, a specific epithet
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In these particulars this species resembles P. entellus.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
On Presbytis entellus, see the 'Indian Field,' 1859, p.
From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
With these are associated a monkey, allied to the Semnopithecus entellus, now living in the Himalaya, and many ruminants.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
He was informed that Semnopithecus entellus breeds twice a year, in April and in October.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism by Havelock Ellis
He gave a quick cry and looked up to meet the grinning face of an entellus monkey leering into his eyes.
From The Heart of Denise and Other Tales by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
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