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rhe·sus    Audio Help   [ree-suhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a macaque, Macaca mulatta, of India, used in experimental medicine.

[Origin: 1830–40; < NL, arbitrary use of L Rhésus name of a Thracian king allied with Troy < Gk Rhêsos]

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rhe·sus    Audio Help   (rē'səs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A rhesus monkey.


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

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rhesus 
1827, from Mod.L. genus name of a type of E. Indian monkey (1799), given by Fr. naturalist Jean-Baptiste Audebert (1759-1800), said to be an arbitrary use of L. Rhesus, name of a legendary prince of Thrace, from Gk. Rhesos.

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rhesus

noun
of southern Asia; used in medical research 

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Main Entry: rhe·sus
Pronunciation: 'rE-s&s
Function: noun
: RHESUSMONKEY

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Rhesus

Bhun"der\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindoos as sacred. See Rhesus.

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