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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENTELLUS

En *tel "lus, n. Etym: [NL. , the specific name, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

entellus

en tel lus |enˈteləs ənˈtɛləs |(also entellus monkey ) ▶noun another term for hanuman. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of an aged Trojan in Virgil's Aeneid .

Oxford Dictionary

entellus

entellus |ɪnˈtɛləs, ɛn- |(also entellus monkey ) ▶noun another term for hanuman. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of an aged Trojan in Virgil's Aeneid .