Explore Langur through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Langur meaning
- Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).
- A gibbon of the genus Hoolock.
Synonyms of Langur
Using Langur
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs). | A gibbon of the genus Hoolock.
- Useful related words include: old world monkey, catarrhine.
- In the example corpus, langur often appears in combinations such as: langur monkey, the langur, golden langur.
Context around Langur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Langur
- In this selection, "langur" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, golden, grey, deer, monkey, slaps and trachypithecus stand out and add context to how "langur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a grey langur and if this langur slaps me. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "langur" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with langur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The team has identified the monkey as a grey langur (). (10 words)
It is also home to the endangered primate species the Golden Langur. (12 words)
However, another terrified staff member asked his colleagues: “What if this langur slaps me? (14 words)
Images show the Langur monkey sitting on and appearing to operate the wheel of the vehicle as it sped along a highway in southern Karnataka state. (26 words)
Police said they believe Irvin is linked to the langur monkey case, but not the death of the vulture. (19 words)
Langur monkey (Semnopithecus dussumieri), Orchha Tigress with cubs in Kanha Tiger Reserve Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae. (18 words)
However, another terrified staff member asked his colleagues: “What if this langur slaps me? (14 words)
Example sentences (8)
However, another terrified staff member asked his colleagues: “What if this langur slaps me?
Police said they believe Irvin is linked to the langur monkey case, but not the death of the vulture.
It is also home to the endangered primate species the Golden Langur.
The team has identified the monkey as a grey langur ().
Images show the Langur monkey sitting on and appearing to operate the wheel of the vehicle as it sped along a highway in southern Karnataka state.
The Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei) was discovered in 1953 by the naturalist E.P. Gee.
Also, found in these mountains are the Kashmiri stag, black bears, musk deer, langur, and snow leopards.
Langur monkey (Semnopithecus dussumieri), Orchha Tigress with cubs in Kanha Tiger Reserve Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae.
Common combinations with langur
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: