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langur

lan·gur

US/lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

slender long-tailed monkey of Asia

Origin

Borrowed from Hindustani لنگور / लंगूर (laṅgūr, “monkey”), from Sanskrit लाङ्गूल (lāṅgūla, “tail”) (compare लाङ्गूलिन् (lāṅgūlin, “tailed; monkey”)).

Phrases

  • gray langur
  • pig-tailed langur

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