wanderoo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌwɒndəˈruː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(won′də ro̅o̅′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wan•der•oo  (won′də ro̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -der•oos. 
  1. Mammalsany of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.
  2. Mammalsa macaque, Macacus silenus, of southern India, having its face surrounded by long hair.
  • Sanskrit vānara monkey
  • Sinhalese wanduru (plural)
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wanderoo / ˌwɒndəˈruː/ ( -deroos)
  1. a macaque monkey, Macaca silenus, of India and Sri Lanka, having black fur with a ruff of long greyish fur on each side of the face
Etymology: 17th Century: from Sinhalese vanduru monkeys, literally: forest-dwellers, from Sanskrit vānara monkey, from vana forest

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