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rhesus monkey

noun

  1. a macaque monkey, Macaca mulatta , of S Asia: used extensively in medical research

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rhesus monkey

  1. A small, yellowish-brown monkey (Macaca mulatta) of India, widely used in biological and medical research. The Rh (Rhesus) factor was first discovered in rhesus monkeys.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhesus monkey1

C19: New Latin, arbitrarily from Greek Rhesos Rhesus

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Rhesus factorrhet.