Rhesus Definition
rēsəs
noun
A rhesus monkey.
American Heritage
A brownish-yellow macaque (Macaca mulatta) of India, often kept in zoos and used extensively in biological and medical research.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Rhesus
Latin Rhēsus a mythical king of Thrace from Greek Rhēsos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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