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macaque

ma·ca·que

UK/məˈkæk/ US/məˈkɑ(ː)k/ uncommon

noun

1.

short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.

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