Hoonoomaun

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hoonoomaun \Hoo"noo*maun\, n. (Zool.)
     An Indian monkey. See {Entellus}. [Written also {hoonuman}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Entellus \En*tel"lus\, n. [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. ? to
     command.] (Zo["o]l.)
     An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey ({Semnopithecus
     entellus}) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is
     remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the
     head. Called also {hoonoomaun} and {hungoor}.
     [1913 Webster]