maha

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maha - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maha \Ma"ha\, n. (Zool.)
     A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.
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  Maha \Ma"ha\, prop. n. (Ethnol.)
     A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri
     river valley in Northeastern Nebraska; called also Omaha.
     [WordNet 1.5] Mahabarata

  Wanderoo \Wan`der*oo"\, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zool.)
     A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is
     black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard
     encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus,
     neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo.
     [Written also ouanderoo.]
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     Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied
           species.
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maha - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Maha
      n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the
           Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn:
           Omaha, Maha]