barbary macaques

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plural form of Barbary macaque
Barbary macaque
Macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco
Barbary macaque
Tailless, terrestrial monkey (Macaca sylvana) found in groups in Algeria and Morocco and on the Rock of Gibraltar. It is about 24 in. (60 cm) long and has yellowish brown fur and a bald, pale pink face. Lacking a tail, this macaque has often been incorrectly called an ape. It is the only wild monkey in Europe and may have arrived in medieval times, taken westward during the Muslim Arab territorial expansion. According to legend, British dominion over Gibraltar will end when the Barbary macaque departs
barbary macaques

    Hyphenation

    Bar·ba·ry macaques

    Turkish pronunciation

    bärbıri mıkäks

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbärbərē məˈkäks/ /ˈbɑːrbɜriː məˈkɑːks/
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