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单词 Macacus
释义

Macacus

/məˈkeɪkəs/
Zoology. Now chiefly historical
noun
A genus (now called Macaca) of Old World monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae, originally comprising a large number of African and Asian species, but later restricted to a smaller number of chiefly Asian species; (also macacus) a member of this genus, a macaque.
  • Although it was the name used throughout the 19th cent., Macacus is now considered an invalid variant of Macaca in zoological nomenclature..

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry McMurtrie (1793–1865). From scientific Latin Macacus, alteration of Macaca from French macaque.

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