ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WANDEROO
From Sinhalese vanduru monkeys, literally: forest-dwellers, from Sanskrit vānara monkey, from vana forest.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANDEROO»
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wanderoo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wanderoo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cruise of "The
Wanderoo"; Or, Friday Nights at Sea
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Really, Mr. Wanderoo, it is quite delightful to see under my roof such a
representative of " Ceylon's spicy isle." The atmosphere seems redolent of cassia
and cinnamon. Wanderoo. — I was afraid, ma'am, that I should make it redolent
of ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1870
Really, Mr. Wanderoo, it is quite delightful to see under my roof such a
representative of " Ceylon's spicy isle." The atmosphere seems redolent of cassia
and cinnamon. Wanderoo. — I was afraid, ma'am, that I should make it redolent
of ...
4
The Naturalist's Library
THE WANDEROO MONKEY. Mucucus Menus. — LACEPEDB. PLATE XIV. Lion-
tailed baboon, Pennant's Quadrupeds, 198 — Macaque a criniere, Cuvier,
Regne Animal, i. 95 ; Audibert, Histoire Naturelle des Singes. — Papio silemis ...
Sir William Jardine, 1833
5
The Illustrated Natural History
THE WANDEROO. 61 inclined to give it a place at the head of the Baboons, and
assert that it forms the link between them and the Macaques. To this decision
they are led by the general physiognomy of this monkey, and by the fact that the ...
It reminds me of the story of Arion. Stretcher: Yes, madam, my friend was an
Irishman; and his name was O'Ryan. But the story is quite true, I assure you.
Wanderoo : Pray, sir, what figures did the porpoises dance ? Stretcher: Oh,
generally "up ...
George Augustus Sala, Edmund Hodgson Yates, 1870
THE WANDEROO. 01 inclined to give it a place at the head of the Baboons, and
assert that it forms the link between them and the Macaques. To this decision
they are led by the general physiognomy of this monkey, and by the fact that the ...
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The Cruise of the
Wanderoo; Or, Friday Nights at Se
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THE WANDEROO. 61 inclined to give it a place at the head of the Baboons, and
assert that it forms the link between them and the Macaques. To this decision
they are led by the general physiognomy of this monkey, and by the fact thai the ...
10
Bible Animals; Being a Description of Every Living Creature ...
During itsgrowth, it can be taught togo through severalamusing performances,
butit has little of the quick, mercurial manner,which is generally found among the
monkey tribe. The docility of the Wanderoo often vanishes together with its youth.
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WANDEROO»
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wanderoo is used in the context of the following news items.
Two monkeys escape from Belfast Zoo
According to Wikipedia, the lion-tailed macaque, or the wanderoo, is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. The hair of the ... «AOL Travel UK, Mar 15»
Call of the Singalikas
The lion-tailed macaque, also called the Wanderoo (Macaca silenus and singalika in Kannada) is arboreal and smallest in stature of all macaques endemic to ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 14»
Old World monkeys of choice
I've never seen a Lion-tailed macaque or Wanderoo Macaca silenus until my recent trip to Howletts. Unique to the Western Ghats in India, the Lion-tailed ... «Scientific American, May 14»
The quest for padda boat
... and 1927) of such words used by Knox as betel-leaf, bo-tree, Buddha, dissava, kittul, musk-rat, poojah, rattan, rillow, talipot, tic-polonga, Vedda and wanderoo. «Sunday Times.lk, May 07»
