pigtailed macaque

pig-tailed macaque

[pig-teyld]
noun
a forest-dwelling southeast Asian macaque, Macaca nemestrina, having a short, curled tail, colonized for animal behavior studies.
Also, pigtailed macaque.


Origin:
1930–35

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