wanderoo

noun

wan·​der·​oo

¦wändə¦rü also ¦wȯn-

plural -s

1

: purple-faced langur

2

: lion-tailed macaque

Word History

Etymology

Sinhalese vanduru, plural of vandurā, from Sanskrit vānara monkey

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