3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wanderoo  \Wan`der*oo"\,  n.  [Cingalese  wanderu  a  monkey.] 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  large  monkey  ({Macacus  silenus})  native  of  Malabar.  It  is 
  black,  or  nearly  so  but  has  a  long  white  or  gray  beard 
  encircling  the  face.  Called  also  {maha},  {silenus}, 
  {neelbhunder},  {lion-tailed  baboon},  and  {great  wanderoo}. 
  [Written  also  {ouanderoo}.] 
 
  Note:  The  name  is  sometimes  applied  also  to  other  allied 
  species. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silenus  \Si*le"nus\,  n.  [L.  Silenus  the  tutor  and  attendant  of 
  Bacchus.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  See  {Wanderoo}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  silenus 
  n  1:  any  of  the  minor  woodland  deities  who  were  companions  of 
  Dionysus  (similar  to  the  satyrs) 
  2:  the  chief  satyr  in  the  service  of  Bacchus;  father  of 
  Dionysus;  usually  depicted  as  drunk  and  jolly  and  riding  a 
  donkey  [syn:  {Silenus}] 

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