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Definition of "langurs" [langurs]

  • Plural form of langur. (noun)

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Use "langurs" in a sentence
  • "These primates belong to 38 genera and 10 different families, ranging from monkeys such as langurs and macaques to apes such as gorillas, and smaller primates such as lorises."
  • "NEW DELHI — Security officials at the Commonwealth Games aren't monkeying around anymore, deploying langurs at several venues in New Delhi to keep smaller simians from causing any trouble."
  • "The Games 'beleaguered organisers also suffered another embarrassment when, only a day after the much-reported importing of angry-looking trained langurs (the simian equivalent of bouncers) to scare off common bonnet monkeys near venues, the Hindustan Times reported that: A long-tailed primate sneaked inside the Athletes' Village ..."