macaquen.

Brit.

/məˈkɑːk/,

/məˈkak/, U.S.

/məˈkɑk/,

/məˈkæk/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– macaque, 1700s mocawk, 1800s macac.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French macaque, macaq.

Etymology: < French macaque (1680; also †macaq: see quot. 1698 at sense 1) < Portuguese macaco macaco n.

†1. A kind of monkey native to Brazil (not identified). Obsolete. rare.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > unspecified type of

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1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 115 We observed two sorts of Monkeys there [i.e. in Brazil], which they distinguished by the Names of Sagovins and Macaques [Fr. Macaqs]... The Macaques are..of a brown Colour.

2. Any of numerous monkeys of the Old World genus Macaca, including the rhesus monkey, M. mulatta, and the Barbary ape, M. sylvanus.Japanese, lion-tailed, Moor, pigtailed, rhesus macaque, etc.: see the first element.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > family Cercopithecidae > genus Macaca (macaque)

macaque1757

macaco1774

egret monkey1780

Macacus1834

1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies ii. 41 The natives call it a Mocawk, and when taken young it soon grows very tame.

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 58 The Macaques (Macacus, Desm.).

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 59 The Bonneted Macaque (M. Sinicus)... The Pig-tailed Macaque.

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 152/1 The Thibet Macaque (Macacus thibetanus).

1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 590 What though monkeys and macaques Gibber ‘Byron’?

1885 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 3) II. 753/2 Macacus cynomolgus, common macac.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 9 Feb. 12/2 This species is a large and powerful member of the macaque group, which comprises a large number of monkeys occurring principally in Asia.

1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes vi. 89 The length of the cycle in the common or crab-eating macaque is approximately the same as in other macaques.

1977 M. L. Roonwal & S. M. Mohnot Primates S. Asia 177 Owing to the local demand for pig-tailed macaques for food..its numbers are rapidly declining all over its range.

1991 M. Helprin Soldier of Great War viii. 677 At this, the frightened macaque exploded forward like a racehorse leaving the gate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macaque
释义	macaquen. Brit. /məˈkɑːk/, /məˈkak/, U.S. /məˈkɑk/, /məˈkæk/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– macaque, 1700s mocawk, 1800s macac. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French macaque, macaq. Etymology: < French macaque (1680; also †macaq: see quot. 1698 at sense 1) < Portuguese macaco macaco n. †1. A kind of monkey native to Brazil (not identified). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > unspecified type of martinc1400 mammonet1607 macaque1698 zambo1851 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 115 We observed two sorts of Monkeys there [i.e. in Brazil], which they distinguished by the Names of Sagovins and Macaques [Fr. Macaqs]... The Macaques are..of a brown Colour. 2. Any of numerous monkeys of the Old World genus Macaca, including the rhesus monkey, M. mulatta, and the Barbary ape, M. sylvanus.Japanese, lion-tailed, Moor, pigtailed, rhesus macaque, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > family Cercopithecidae > genus Macaca (macaque) macaque1757 macaco1774 egret monkey1780 Macacus1834 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies ii. 41 The natives call it a Mocawk, and when taken young it soon grows very tame. 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 58 The Macaques (Macacus, Desm.). 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 59 The Bonneted Macaque (M. Sinicus)... The Pig-tailed Macaque. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 152/1 The Thibet Macaque (Macacus thibetanus). 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 590 What though monkeys and macaques Gibber ‘Byron’? 1885 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 3) II. 753/2 Macacus cynomolgus, common macac. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 9 Feb. 12/2 This species is a large and powerful member of the macaque group, which comprises a large number of monkeys occurring principally in Asia. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes vi. 89 The length of the cycle in the common or crab-eating macaque is approximately the same as in other macaques. 1977 M. L. Roonwal & S. M. Mohnot Primates S. Asia 177 Owing to the local demand for pig-tailed macaques for food..its numbers are rapidly declining all over its range. 1991 M. Helprin Soldier of Great War viii. 677 At this, the frightened macaque exploded forward like a racehorse leaving the gate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698
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