lutung

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noun

Any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus Trachypithecus, with a rather slim build and a long tail.

OriginMalay lotong →
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Meanings

nounlutung (plural lutungs)

plural lutungs · alternative lotong · alternative lutong

  1. Any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus Trachypithecus, with a rather slim build and a long tail.

Origin

  1. Malaylotong
  2. Malaylotong
  3. Englishlutung

Borrowed from Malay lotong.

More words from Malay

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Translations

Finnish languri
  • languriMonkey of the genus Trachypithecus
German Haubenlangur, Lutung
  • HaubenlangurMonkey of the genus Trachypithecus
  • LutungMonkey of the genus Trachypithecus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lugnut
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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