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