macaque

[ muh-kak, -kahk ]

/ məˈkæk, -ˈkɑk /

noun

any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered.

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Words nearby macaque

macanese, macao, macapagal, macapagal arroyo, macapá, macaque, macarena, macaron, macaroni, macaroni cheese, macaroni wheat

Origin of macaque

1690–1700; < French < Portuguese macaco monkey. See macaco

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Example sentences from the Web for macaque

The macaque and the baboon appear to be the non-human animals, in which menstruation has been most carefully observed.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
In Martinique Creole: Macaque pas janmain trouve yche li laide.
"Gombo Zhbes"|Lafcadio Hearn
Macaque, ma-kak′, n. a monkey of genus Macacus, between baboons and the African mangabeys.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Fig. 236 shows this continuity of the descending and transverse mesocolon as a permanent adult condition in the macaque.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

The egret also has a longer tail than the macaque, in proportion to the length of its body.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

British Dictionary definitions for macaque

macaque

/ (məˈkɑːk) /

noun

any of various Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, inhabiting wooded or rocky regions of Asia and Africa. Typically the tail is short or absent and cheek pouches are present

Word Origin for macaque

C17: from French, from Portuguese macaco, from Fiot (a W African language) makaku, from kaku monkey

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