Macaque

//məˈkæk// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
"They are able to recall past images and apply them to current problem solving. In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive."
2
short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa wordnet

Synonyms

ape gorilla man primate

Example

"Do you see the macaque with its baby?"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.

Related phrases

Barbary macaque Celebes crested macaque Japanese macaque Sulawesi crested macaque bonnet macaque crab-eating macaque crested black macaque lion-tailed macaque long-tailed macaque moor macaque pig-tailed macaque pigtail macaque

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