Found 2 items, similar to barbary ape.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Barbary ape Barbary ape n : tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar [syn: Macaca sylvana]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Barbary ape Barbary \Bar"ba*ry\, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. [1913 Webster] Barbary ape (Zo["o]l.), an ape (Macacus innuus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen. [1913 Webster]