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hanuman

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han·u·man  (hn-män)
n. pl. han·u·mans
A small monkey (Presbytis entellus) of southern Asia, having bristly hairs on the crown and the sides of the face.
[Hindi hanumn, from Sanskrit Hanumn, a monkey-god in Hindu mythology, from hanumn, having a large jaw, from hanu, jaw; see genu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.hanumanHanuman - in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
2.hanumanhanuman - langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
entellus, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus
langur - slender long-tailed monkey of Asia
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