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[syn: Omaha, Maha]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maha \Ma"ha\, n. (Zool.)
A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maha \Ma"ha\, prop. n. (Ethnol.)
A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri
river valley in Northeastern Nebraska; called also Omaha.
[WordNet 1.5] Mahabarata
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wanderoo \Wan`der*oo"\, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zool.)
A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is
black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard
encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus,
neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo.
[Written also ouanderoo.]
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Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied
species.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Maha
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the
Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn:
Omaha, Maha]