Wanderoo

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: wan=der=oo

CIDE DICTIONARY

Wanderoo, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]
" The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Wanderoo, n. a langur, Semnopithecus vetulus, of Sri Lanka.

Etymology

Sinh. wanderu monkey