Maha

4 definitions found

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

  Maha \Ma"ha\, n. (Zool.)
     A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Maha \Ma"ha\, prop. n. (Ethnol.)
     A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri
     river valley in Northeastern Nebraska; called also {Omaha}.
     [WordNet 1.5] Mahabarata

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

  Wanderoo \Wan`der*oo"\, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zool.)
     A large monkey ({Macacus silenus}) native of Malabar. It is
     black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard
     encircling the face. Called also {maha}, {silenus},
     {neelbhunder}, {lion-tailed baboon}, and {great wanderoo}.
     [Written also {ouanderoo}.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied
           species.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Maha
       n : a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the
           Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn: {Omaha}]