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wanderoo

wanderoo


  1  definition  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.