langur

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US/lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/

noun

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

OriginHindustani ← Sanskrit लाङ्गूल →
UncommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

nounlangur (plural langurs)

plural langurs

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hoolock

Origin

  1. Sanskritलाङ्गूल“tail”
  2. Hindustani
  3. Englishlangur

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 疣猴
  • 疣猴 (yóuhóu)group in the subfamily Colobinae
Finnish languri, sureli
  • langurigroup in the subfamily Colobinae
  • sureligroup in the subfamily Colobinae
  • hanumaanigroup in the subfamily Colobinae
  • hulokkigibbon of the genus Hoolock
Hindi लंगूर
  • लंगूर (laṅgūr)group in the subfamily Colobinae
Polish gereza, langur
  • gerezagroup in the subfamily Colobinae
  • langurgroup in the subfamily Colobinae
  • hulokgibbon of the genus Hoolock
Spanish langur
  • langurgroup in the subfamily Colobinae
Swedish langur
  • langurgroup in the subfamily Colobinae
Thai ค่าง
  • ค่าง (kâang)group in the subfamily Colobinae
Urdu لنگور
  • لنگور (lãṅgūr)group in the subfamily Colobinae
Vietnamese voọc
  • voọcgroup in the subfamily Colobinae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LurganLangru
Cite this entry
APA

langur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langur

MLA

“langur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “langur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/langur.

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