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Barbary macaque

Barbary macaque noun: macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco.

Noun

Barbary macaque (plural Barbary macaques)

  1. Macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco.
    Synonyms:
    Barbary ape, magot

Synonyms of Barbary macaque

Forms of Barbary macaque

pluralBarbary macaques

Questions about Barbary macaque

What does Barbary macaque mean?
Barbary macaque means macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco.
What part of speech is Barbary macaque?
Barbary macaque is a noun.
What is the plural of Barbary macaque?
The plural of Barbary macaque is Barbary macaques.

Words near Barbary macaque in the dictionary

  1. Barbary falcon
  2. Barbary falcons
  3. Barbary gum
  4. Barbary lion
  5. Barbary lions
  6. Barbary macaque
  7. Barbary macaques
  8. Barbary sheep
  9. barbasco
  10. barbascos
  11. barbastel

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