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macaque|məˈkɑːk|
Also 8 mocawk, 9 macac.
[a. F. macaque, ad. Pg. macaco: see macaco1.]
†1. Some Brazilian species of monkey. Obs. rare—1.
1698Froger Voy. 115 We observed two sorts of Monkeys there [viz. Brazil], which they distinguished by the Names of Sagovins and Macaques [Fr. orig. Macaqs]... The Macaques are..of a brown Colour.
2. A monkey of the genus Macacus.
1757J. H. Grose E. Indies 41 The natives call it a Mocawk, and when taken young it soon grows very tame. 1840Blyth tr. Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. (1849) 58 The Macaques (Macacus, Desm.). Ibid. 59 The Bonneted Macaque (M. Sinicus). Ibid., The Pig-tailed Macaque... The Black Macaque. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 152/1 The Thibet Macaque (Macacus thibetanus). 1878Browning La Saisiaz 590 What though monkeys and macaques Gibber ‘Byron’? 1885E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 3) II. 753/2 Macacus cynomolgus, common macac. |
