Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Silenus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wanderoo \Wan`der*oo"\, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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}.]
Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied
species.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Silenus \Si*le"nus\, n. [L. Silenus the tutor and attendant of
Bacchus.] (Zo["o]l.)
See {Wanderoo}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
silenus
n 1: any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of
Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
2: the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of
Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a
donkey [syn: {Silenus}]
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