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entellus
[ en-tel-uhs ]
entellus
/ É›²Ôˈ³ÙÉ›±ôÉ™²õ /
noun
- an Old World monkey, Presbytes entellus, of S Asia. This langur is regarded as sacred in India Also calledhanuman
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of entellus1
From New Latin, dating back to 1835–45, a specific epithet
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of entellus1
C19: New Latin, apparently from the name of the aged Sicilian character in Book V of Virgil's Aeneid
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He gave a quick cry and looked up to meet the grinning face of an entellus monkey leering into his eyes.
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The entellus abounds in India; enters the houses and gardens of the natives, plunders them of fruit and eatables, and the visit is even considered an honour.
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In these particulars this species resembles P. entellus.
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The Cynocephalus porcaria and the Semnopithecus entellus both menstruated each month for about four days.
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We never heard the animals utter sounds, but it is said that the common Indian langur, Pygathrix entellus, gives a loud whoop as it runs through the tree tops.
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