Hungoor

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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}.


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