macaque

macaque
noun Etymology: French, from Portuguese macaco, from kaku mangabey, plural makaku, in one or more Bantu languages of Gabon and Congo Date: 1757 any of a genus (Macaca) of chiefly Asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some short-tailed or tailless forms; especially rhesus monkey

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  • macaque — [ makak ] n. m. • 1680; mecou 1654; port. macaco 1 ♦ Singe d Asie, primate sociable à corps trapu, à museau proéminent et à grandes abajoues. Un macaque femelle. Macaque rhésus. 2 ♦ Fig. et fam. Homme très laid. ⇒ 1. magot. Elle ne va pas épouser …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • macaque — E. Indian monkey, 1757, from Fr. macaque, from Port. macaco monkey, a Bantu word brought from Africa to Brazil (where it was applied 17c. to a type of monkey there). Introduced as a genus name 1840 …   Etymology dictionary

  • macaque — ► NOUN ▪ a medium sized monkey with a long face and cheek pouches for holding food. ORIGIN from Bantu makaku some monkeys …   English terms dictionary

  • macaque — [mə käk′] n. [Fr < Port macaco, monkey] any of a genus (Macaca) of monkeys of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, with a long or short tail that is not prehensile, including the rhesus monkey and Barbary ape …   English World dictionary

  • Macaque — Pour les arbres ou arbustes appelés « macaque » ou « bois macaque », voir macaque (arbre) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Macaque — Taxobox name = MacaquesMSW3 Groves|pages=161 165] image caption = Crab eating Macaque ( Macaca fascicularis ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = Cercopithecidae subfamilia = Cercopithecinae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • macaque — /meuh kak , kahk /, n. any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered. [1690 1700; < F < Pg macaco monkey. See MACACO] * * * I Any of about… …   Universalium

  • macaque — (ma ka k ) s. m. et f. 1°   Genre de singes à tête plate et à queue courte. Un macaque. Une macaque. 2°   Ver macaque, ver maringouin, flugacuru, ou berne, larves, dans l Amérique méridionale, qui sont redoutées à l égal des moustiques ; dites,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Macaque De Tonkean — Macaque de Tonkean …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Macaque de tonkean — Macaque de Tonkean …   Wikipédia en Français

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