langur

noun

lan·​gur läŋ-ˈgu̇r How to pronounce langur (audio)
: any of several slender long-tailed Asian monkeys (subfamily Colobinae)

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Leopards are notoriously elusive, but this is the single best place to try and see one, as well as sloth bears, water buffalo, mugger crocodiles, and gray langurs. Niall Causer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024 For a while, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, a professor emerita of anthropology at the University of California, Davis, hewed to the belief that males were simply wired differently; one of her initial forays into academic research explored the penchant for infanticide among male langur monkeys. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024 And there are many other animals to see at any time, including langur monkeys, nilgai antelope, wild boar, and sambar deer. The Week Uk, theweek, 5 May 2024 François’ langur monkeys are native to southwestern China and northeastern Vietnam, the zoo said. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for langur 

Word History

Etymology

Hindi lãgūr & Urdu langūr

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of langur was in 1825

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“Langur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/langur. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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