rhesus monkey
a macaque monkey, Macaca mulatta, of S Asia: used extensively in medical research
Origin of rhesus monkey
1Words Nearby rhesus monkey
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use rhesus monkey in a sentence
It is doubtful whether it is more than a variety of the rhesus monkey (M. rhesus).
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardA hamster, for example, cannot choose to behave in the manner of a rhesus monkey.
Anything You Can Do ... | Gordon Randall Garrett
Scientific definitions for rhesus monkey
[ rē′səs ]
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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse