macaque en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈkɑ(ː)k/
- /məˈkæk/
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.
Meanings
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Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
They are able to recall past images and apply them to current problem solving. In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.
2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| macaques | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pigtail macaque · crab-eating macaque · Barbary macaque · long-tailed macaque · moor macaque · bonnet macaque · Sulawesi crested macaque · pig-tailed macaque · Japanese macaque · lion-tailed macaque · tump-tailed macaque · crested black macaque · rhesus macaque · Celebes crested macaque · southern pig-tailed macaque
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (30)
ru мака́ка (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · de Makake (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · cy macaco (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ast macacu (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · pl makak (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · cmn 猢猻 /猢狲 (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · el μακάκος (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · pt macaco (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · bg макак (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ga meacaic (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · es macaco (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · fi makaki (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · cmn 獼猴 /猕猴 (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ru мака́к (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ks پۆنٛز (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ca macaco (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · vi khỉ (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · txb mokoṃśka (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ro macac (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · sv makak (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · xto mkowāñ (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · de Makak (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · tr makak (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · cs makak (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · nl makaak (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · fr macaque (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · hy մակակա (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ja マカク (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · ko 마카크 (any monkey of the genus Macaca) · eo makako (any monkey of the genus Macaca)