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单词 rilawa
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rilawan.

Brit. /ˈrɪləwɑː/, U.S. /ˈrɪləˌwɑ/
Forms: 1800s rilawá, 1800s– rilawa.
Origin: A borrowing from Sinhala. Etymon: Sinhala riḷavā.
Etymology: < Sinhala riḷavā, of unknown origin. Compare earlier rillow n.
In Sri Lanka: the toque macaque, Macacus sinica. Also rilawa monkey.
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1840 J. Forbes Eleven Years Ceylon I. v. 115 We fell in with troops both of the Wandurá and Rilawá monkeys.
1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. i. 129 The little graceful grimacing rilawa..is the universal pet and favourite, of both natives and Europeans.
1897 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates II. 35 Knox, in his interesting account of the island, gives an accurate description of the Rilawas.
1906 New Internat. Encycl. XII. 592/2 A closely related species, the ‘rilawa’ (Macacus pileatus), is a favorite pet and trick monkey in Ceylon.
1960 A. J. Tresidder Ceylon ii. 26 The smallest species [of monkey] is the brown macaque or rilawa.
2004 M. de Kretser Hamilton Case 192 There were black-naped hares, also squirrels, pretty little rilawa monkeys and the ubiquitous wanderoos.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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