Category:Wanderoo

Wan`der*oo", n. Etym: [cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.]

Note: the name is sometimes applied also to other allied species.