rhesus

rhe·sus

R0217700 (rē′səs)n. A rhesus monkey.

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[Latin Rhēsus, a mythical king of Thrace, from Greek Rhēsos.]

Rhesus

(ˈriːsəs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Thrace, who arrived in the tenth year of the Trojan War to aid Troy. Odysseus and Diomedes stole his horses because an oracle had said that if these horses drank from the River Xanthus, Troy would not fall

Thesaurus

Noun

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rhesus - of southern Asia; used in medical researchMacaca mulatta, rhesus monkeymacaque - short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

Translations

rhésusreso