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Definition: macaque
macaque
n : short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
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Definition: Macaque
Macaque
\Ma`caque"\, n. [F. See
Macacus.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the
genus
Macaca (formerly
Macacus), found in rocky regions
of Asia and Africa; as,
Macaca maurus, the moor macaque of
the East Indies.
Note:
Macaca mulatta is the
Rhesus monkey, much used in
biomedical research, and namesake of the Rh factor used
in blood typing (due to discovery of that factor in the
Rhesus monkey).
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