macaque

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rhesus macaque

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) makak

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Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca

{i} any of a number of monkeys having short tails and cheek pouches (native to the East Indies, Asia, and Africa)

maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies

Any of about 12 primarily Asian species of omnivorous, diurnal monkeys (genus Macaca) with cheek pouches for carrying food. Some species have long tails, some have short tails, and some have none. Males are 16-28 in. (41-70 cm) long (excluding the tail) and weigh 12-40 lb (5.5-18 kg). Troops live in mountains and lowlands and along shores. The rhesus monkey (M. mulatta) has been important to medical and psychological research. Malays train pig-tailed macaques (M. nemestrina) to pick coconuts. See also Barbary ape; bonnet monkey; Celebes black ape. Barbary macaque Celebes black macaque Celebes crested macaque

short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M

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Barbary macaque

Macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco

rhesus macaque

A monkey, Macaca mulatta, common throughout southern Asia, that is extensively used for medical research

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

Celebes black macaque

or Celebes crested macaque Stump-tailed arboreal monkey (Macaca nigra) found in the rainforests of Sulawesi (Celebes), Bacan, and nearby islands. Because it lacks a long tail, this macaque has often been incorrectly referred to as an ape. It has overhanging brows, a hairless black face, and a long, flat muzzle. It is 22-26 in. (55-65 cm) long without the 0.4-0.8-in. (1-2-cm) tail and has dark brown or black fur. The male, especially, bears a longitudinal crest of crown hair. It spends much of its time in trees, where it feeds on fruit. Certain peoples look on it as their ancestor

bonnet macaque

Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair

crab-eating macaque

monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines

macaques

plural of macaque

Heceleme

ma·caque

Etimoloji

[ m&-'kak, -'käk ] (noun.) 1757. From French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, from Bantu makaku ‘some monkeys’, from ma- numeric prefix + kaku ‘monkey’.