Macaque Definition
mə-kăk, -käk
macaques
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Macaque
Noun
Singular:
macaque
Plural:
macaquesOrigin of Macaque
French from Portuguese macaco of Bantu origin Kongo makako monkeys ma- pl. n. pref. -kako monkey
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more).
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