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‖ Macacus|məˈkeɪkəs|
Pl. macaci |məˈkeɪsaɪ|.
[mod.L., ad. F. macaque: see macaque.]
A genus of Old World catarrhine monkeys of the family Cercopithecidæ; originally including a great number of African and Asiatic species, but now restricted to species resembling the bonnet macaque or toque; a monkey of this genus.
1871Darwin Desc. Man I. i. 23 In..baboons and some species of macacus the upper portions of the ear is slightly pointed. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 152/1 The Macaci present us with the most northern forms of apes. 1893Daily News 8 June 5/3 A small monkey, a macacus, has been placed in his cell to keep him [an ourang-outang] company. |