macaque

[ muh-kak, -kahk ]

/ məˈkæk, -ˈkɑk /

noun

any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered.

Origin of macaque

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, from Portuguese macaco “monkey,” presumably from a Bantu language of the Atlantic coast; compare Lingala makako “ape”

Words nearby macaque

Macanese, Macao, Macapá, Macapagal, Macapagal Arroyo, macaque, macarena, macaron, macaroni, macaroni and cheese, macaronic

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Example sentences from the Web for macaque

The macaque and the baboon appear to be the non-human animals, in which menstruation has been most carefully observed.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
In Martinique Creole: Macaque pas janmain trouve yche li laide.
"Gombo Zhbes"|Lafcadio Hearn
Macaque, ma-kak′, n. a monkey of genus Macacus, between baboons and the African mangabeys.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Fig. 236 shows this continuity of the descending and transverse mesocolon as a permanent adult condition in the macaque.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

The egret also has a longer tail than the macaque, in proportion to the length of its body.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

British Dictionary definitions for macaque

macaque

/ (məˈkɑːk) /

noun

any of various Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, inhabiting wooded or rocky regions of Asia and Africa. Typically the tail is short or absent and cheek pouches are present

Word Origin for macaque

C17: from French, from Portuguese macaco, from Fiot (a W African language) makaku, from kaku monkey

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单词	macaque
释义	macaque [ muh-kak, -kahk ] / məˈkæk, -ˈkɑk / noun any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered. Origin of macaque First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, from Portuguese macaco “monkey,” presumably from a Bantu language of the Atlantic coast; compare Lingala makako “ape” Words nearby macaque Macanese, Macao, Macapá, Macapagal, Macapagal Arroyo, macaque, macarena, macaron, macaroni, macaroni and cheese, macaronic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for macaque The macaque and the baboon appear to be the non-human animals, in which menstruation has been most carefully observed. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis In Martinique Creole: Macaque pas janmain trouve yche li laide. "Gombo Zhbes"\|Lafcadio Hearn Macaque, ma-kak′, n. a monkey of genus Macacus, between baboons and the African mangabeys. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Fig. 236 shows this continuity of the descending and transverse mesocolon as a permanent adult condition in the macaque. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity\|George. S. Huntington The egret also has a longer tail than the macaque, in proportion to the length of its body. Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon British Dictionary definitions for macaque macaque / (məˈkɑːk) / noun any of various Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, inhabiting wooded or rocky regions of Asia and Africa. Typically the tail is short or absent and cheek pouches are present Word Origin for macaque C17: from French, from Portuguese macaco, from Fiot (a W African language) makaku, from kaku 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
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