wanderoo

American  

[won-duh-roo] / ˌwɒn dəˈru /

noun

• wanderoos
  plural

1. any of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.

2. a macaque, Macacus silenus, of southern India, having its face surrounded by long hair.

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wanderoo British  

/ ˌwɒndəˈruː /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wanderoos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of wanderoo

1675–85; < Sinhalese wanduru (plural) < Sanskrit vānara monkey

Example Sentences

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wanderoo wanderoos

Just as one would expect of a wanderoo.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are several varieties in Ceylon, among which the great black wanderoo, with white whiskers, is the nearest in appearance to the human race.

From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Sir Samuel White Baker

The black wanderoo of Ceylon with white whiskers comes nearest in its resemblance to the human face.

From The Pearl of India by Maturin Murray Ballou

In point of fact, there are no less than four animals in the island, each of which is entitled to the name of "wanderoo."

From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Sir James Emerson Tennent

Like the common wanderoo, the one obtained by Dr. Templeton was partial to fresh vegetables, plantains, and fruit; but he ate freely boiled rice, beans, and gram.

From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Sir James Emerson Tennent

Perry confessed that he had to go to the dictionary to find out what wanderoos and quaggas are.

From Time Magazine Archive