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langur

lan·gur [ lan gr ] (plural lan·gurs)


noun 
Definition:
 
SE Asian monkey: a slender, leaf-eating monkey with a long tail, bushy eyebrows, and a chin tuft. Native to: Southeast Asia.  Genus Presbytis.
See also  leaf monkey


[Early 19th century. < Hindi langūr< Sanskrit lāngūla "having a tail"]
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