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ma⋅caque

  [muh-kak, -kahk]
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–noun
any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
Origin:
1690–1700; < F < Pg macaco monkey. See macaco
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ma·caque   (mə-kāk', -käk')   
n.  Any of several short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macaca of southeast Asia, Japan, Gibraltar, and northern Africa.

[French, from Portuguese macaco; see macaco.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

macaque 
E. Indian monkey, 1757, from Fr., from Port. macaco "monkey," a Bantu word brought from Africa to Brazil (where it was applied 17c. to a type of monkey there). Introduced as a genus name 1840.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ma·caque
Pronunciation: m&-'kak, -'käk
Function: noun
: any of numerous short-tailed Old World monkeys of the genus Macacaand related genera chiefly of southern Asia and the East Indies; especially : RHESUS MONKEY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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