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wanderoo in British English
(ˌwɒndəˈruː)
nounWord forms: plural -deroos
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
Word origin
C17: from Sinhalese vanduru monkeys, literally: forest-dwellers, from Sanskrit vānara monkey, from vana forestwanderoo in American English
(ˌwɑndəˈruː)
nounWord forms: plural -deroos
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
Word origin
[1675–85; ‹ Sinhalese wanduru (pl.) ‹ Skt vānara monkey]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: eclectic, hustle, muscular, retouch, upstreamImage ofwanderoo
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