wanderoo
(redirected from wanderoos)wan·der·oo
(wŏn′də-ro͞o′)n. pl. wanderoo or wan·der·oos
See lion-tailed macaque.
[From Sinhalese vandaru, pl. of vandurā, monkey, from Sanskrit vānaraḥ, forest dweller, monkey, probably from vanar- (as in vanarṣad-, sitting in the forest), archaic locative of van-, tree, wood.]
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wanderoo
(ˌwɒndəˈruː)n, pl -deroos
(Animals) 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
[C17: from Sinhalese vanduru monkeys, literally: forest-dwellers, from Sanskrit vānara monkey, from vana forest]
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