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wanderoo

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wanderoo /ˌwändəˈro͞o, ˌwɑndəˈru /
noun (in Sri Lanka) a leaf monkey or langur.
Genus Presbytis, family Cercopithecidae: the purple-faced leaf monkey (P. vetulus), or the hanuman (P. entellus).
– ORIGIN late 17th century : from Sinhalese wanderu monkey.