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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I recently saw a great nature documentary from Disney—Monkey Kingdom. The protagonists, a troop of macaques, were very active, in contrast to their neighbors, langur monkeys, who seemed downright…languorous.
As an incurable eggcornista, I immediately realized that someone likely thinks they’re “languors”, the connection being their languorous behavior (although there is no etymological nor meaning connection between “langur” and “languor”). Sure enough, there are lots of these:
In India, languor monkeys live on the grounds of Hindu temples, where people bring them offerings of food.
pet site
languor monkey sitting by
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Languor Monkeys
...Here you will find a troupe of Languor Monkeys. Normally our family is not a fan of monkeys but these ones were not at all aggressive…
travel blog
It doesn’t seem likely to be a spelling error (that’d be somewhat more likely in the other direction). Surely it’s an eggcorn.
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smooth (and yes, velvety) in the mouth with a langurous finish.
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