langur

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langur

/lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun langurs

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

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noun group in the subfamily Colobinae

Español	langur
中文	疣猴 yóuhóu
हिन्दी	लंगूर laṅgūr
Tiếng Việt	voọc

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"langur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/langur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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langur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/langur

Chicago

"langur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/langur.

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@misc{langur_2026,
  title = {langur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/langur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}