langur

/lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani لنگور / लंगूर (laṅgūr, “monkey”), from Sanskrit लाङ्गूल (lāṅgūla, “tail”) (compare लाङ्गूलिन् (lāṅgūlin, “tailed; monkey”)).

langur means any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

langur is pronounced /lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/.

noun

Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).
A gibbon of the genus Hoolock.