langur

/lʊŋˈgʊər/
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Other forms: langurs

Definitions of langur
  1. noun
    slender long-tailed monkey of Asia
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    types:
    Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus, entellus, hanuman
    langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
    type of:
    Old World monkey, catarrhine
    of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
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