Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The commonest semnopithecoid monkey of India, Semnopithecus entellus, indigenous to the hot regions of the Gangetic basins, but introduced in other parts of India, where it is held in veneration and treated with great honor by the natives.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (
Semnopithecus entellus ) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called alsohoonoomaun andhungoor .
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- noun A small
Asian monkey , Presbytis entellus, having bristly hairs on the crown and the sides of the face
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- noun langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
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Examples
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Primates are rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta and langur Presbytis entellus.
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The only primate present is common langur Presbytis entellus although rhesus macaque Macaca mullata has been sighted outside the Park boundaries.
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Another interesting species is the black and white entellus monkey of India, called the "Hanuman," by the Hindoos, and considered sacred by them.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various
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The _Cynocephalus porcaria_ and the _Semnopithecus entellus_ both menstruated each month for about four days.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899
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He was informed that _Semnopithecus entellus_ breeds twice a year, in
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899
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(_Semnopithecus entellus_) venture out and in spite of vicious snaps secure a share of the booty.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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Lungoor, _langur_, the ape _Semnopithecus entellus_
Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885
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In these particulars this species resembles _P. entellus_.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Semnopithecus _vel_ Presbytes entellus (_Bengal Langur_) 14 5.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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The _entellus_ monkey is also not found on the north bank of the
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
fbharjo commented on the word entellus
see hoonoomaum
September 21, 2009