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pig-tailed macaque
or pig·tailed macaque
[ pig-teyld ]
noun
- a forest-dwelling southeast Asian macaque, Macaca nemestrina, having a short, curled tail, colonized for animal behavior studies.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pig-tailed macaque1
First recorded in 1930–35
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