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- noun Plural form of
langur .
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Examples
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These primates belong to 38 genera and 10 different families, ranging from monkeys such as langurs and macaques to apes such as gorillas, and smaller primates such as lorises.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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Outside of the boxing stadium, a team of four langurs stand ready to scare off potential primate mischief-makers.
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Outside of the boxing stadium, a team of four langurs stand ready to scare off potential primate mischief-makers.
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Outside of the boxing stadium, a team of four langurs stand ready to scare off potential primate mischief-makers.
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Outside of the boxing stadium, a team of four langurs stand ready to scare off potential primate mischief-makers.
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We tried it in the past and the monkeys are scared of langurs, so they won't go near places where they spot one.
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NEW DELHI — Security officials at the Commonwealth Games aren't monkeying around anymore, deploying langurs at several venues in New Delhi to keep smaller simians from causing any trouble.
Langurs To Patrol Commonwealth Games The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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We tried it in the past and the monkeys are scared of langurs, so they won't go near places where they spot one.
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The Games 'beleaguered organisers also suffered another embarrassment when, only a day after the much-reported importing of angry-looking trained langurs (the simian equivalent of bouncers) to scare off common bonnet monkeys near venues, the Hindustan Times reported that: A long-tailed primate sneaked inside the Athletes' Village ...
Emotional 5th Street return for Muhammad Ali Richard Luscombe 2010
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The British Daily Telegraph says langurs are highly effective in deterring other animals from taking up residence.
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