cynomolgus monkey
noun
cy·no·mol·gus monkey ˌsī-nə-ˈmäl-gəs- 
: crab-eating macaque
Note: The name cynomolgus monkey is used especially in referring to this monkey when used in medical research.
Not long ago neurobiologists at Rockefeller University installed a glass plate in the skull of an anesthetized cynomolgus monkey. 
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Recent Examples on the Web State troopers urged people not to look for or capture the cynomolgus monkey following the Friday afternoon crash on a state highway near an Interstate 80 exit in Montour County. Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2022 In the meantime, the price for a cynomolgus monkey has more than doubled from a year ago to well over $10,000, Mr. Lewis said. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2021 In a Dutch study of eight cynomolgus monkeys inoculated with SARS-CoV-2, the four oldest monkeys developed higher levels of the virus in nose and throat swabs compared with younger animals. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 13 Apr. 2020 Dave O’Connor of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who is studying SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus monkeys, says the field will ultimately winnow down models. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 13 Apr. 2020 In China, two pigs with monkey cells were born after researchers genetically modified cynomolgus monkey cells in vitro. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2019 Additionally, Janssen researchers created a long-lasting version of GDF15 that was given to cynomolgus monkeys. Ryan Cross, Science | AAAS, 30 Aug. 2017 See More
Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2022 In the meantime, the price for a cynomolgus monkey has more than doubled from a year ago to well over $10,000, Mr. Lewis said. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2021 In a Dutch study of eight cynomolgus monkeys inoculated with SARS-CoV-2, the four oldest monkeys developed higher levels of the virus in nose and throat swabs compared with younger animals. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 13 Apr. 2020 Dave O’Connor of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who is studying SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus monkeys, says the field will ultimately winnow down models. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 13 Apr. 2020 In China, two pigs with monkey cells were born after researchers genetically modified cynomolgus monkey cells in vitro. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2019 Additionally, Janssen researchers created a long-lasting version of GDF15 that was given to cynomolgus monkeys. Ryan Cross, Science | AAAS, 30 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, alteration of cynamolgus, from Latin, member of an ancient tribe in Africa, from Greek Kynamolgoi, literally, dog milkers
First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cynomolgus monkey
noun
cy·no·mol·gus monkey ˌsī-nə-ˌmäl-gəs-
: a macaque (Macaca fascicularis synonym M. cynomolgus) of southeastern Asia, Borneo, and the Philippines that is often used in medical research