English Explanatory Dictionary

langur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).
  2. A gibbon of the genus Hoolock.

Pronunciation

/lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-langur.wav

Word forms

langur langurs

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani لنگور / लंगूर (laṅgūr, “monkey”), from Sanskrit लाङ्गूल (lāṅgūla, “tail”) (compare लाङ्गूलिन् (lāṅgūlin, “tailed; monkey”)).

Derived words

gray langur pig-tailed langur
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