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rhe⋅sus

  [ree-suhs]
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–noun
a macaque, Macaca mulatta, of India, used in experimental medicine.

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

Related forms:
rhe⋅sian  [ree-shuhn] , adjective
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: rhe·sus
Pronunciation: 'rE-s&s
Function: noun
: RHESUSMONKEY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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