macaco
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of macaco
1685–95; from Portuguese: “monkey”; see origin at macaque ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Pollen and van Dam, on the colours of Lemur macaco.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
We went into Don Plat�n's little shop, we asked the young macaco for him, and we passed on into the workshop.
From Cæsar or Nothing by How, Louis
Duppo picked up one of them, and found another piece close by which fitted on to it, and then told us that they were called monkeys’ drinking-cups; the Portuguese call them cuyas de macaco.
From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.
The male of the Lemur macaco is generally coal-black, whilst the female is brown.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
It bears the name of Cacao de macaco, or monkey's chocolate, but the seeds are smaller than those of the common cacao.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter
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