macaque
any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
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An odd new study involving rhesus macaque monkeys, ethanol, and vaccines has found some benefit to moderate drinking.
Drink to Your Health? How Alcohol Might Actually Be Good for You | Kent Sepkowitz | December 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead of a small crest of hair, which is found on the top of the head of the macaque, this animal has it sharp and pointed.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe egret also has a longer tail than the macaque, in proportion to the length of its body.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe macaque has pouches on each side of his cheeks, and callosities on his posteriors.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe macaque and the egret, appeared to us so similar, that we presumed them to be of one and the same species.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The only other member of this family that we can mention is the crab-eating macaque, which is found in Siam and Burma.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for macaque
/ (məˈkɑːk) /
any of various Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, inhabiting wooded or rocky regions of Asia and Africa. Typically the tail is short or absent and cheek pouches are present
Origin of macaque
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