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Macaque (Noun)

Meaning

Short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • The Gibraltar macaque is a well-known long-established population of the species on the European Iberian Peninsula.
  • In parts of Bangladesh and India, the rhesus macaque is often seen as a pest and considered a sacred animal by the local people.
  • The stump-tailed macaque resides in the southern ranges of the Gangetic plains and the hills south of this river.
  • Rhesus macaque females usually give birth after a gestation period of 165 days approximately, following mating.
  • In 2004, researchers for the Wildlife Conservation Society found that near human settlements on the island of Angaur in Palau, a population of long-tailed macaques switched from its primarily insectivorous diet to one that consisted mainly of coconuts.

Hypernyms

  • Catarrhine

Hyponyms

  • Macaca Radiata
  • Crown Monkey
  • Bonnet Monkey
  • Rhesus Monkey
  • Croo Monkey
  • Macaca Irus
  • Macaca Mulatta
  • Capped Macaque
  • Macaca Sylvana
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