entellus

2 definitions found

entellus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Entellus \En*tel"lus\, n. [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. ? to
     command.] (Zo["o]l.)
     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 also hoonoomaun and hungoor.
     [1913 Webster]

entellus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  entellus
      n 1: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn:
           entellus, hanuman, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus
           ]