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cynomolguses

cynomolguses is the plural of cynomolgus.

Meaning of cynomolgus

Noun

cynomolgus (plural cynomolguses)

  1. (attributive, often) A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.
    • […]but no «mouse-virulent» virus could be recovered on passage in other mice although titration in cynomolgus renal epithelial cells showed that virus replication had occurred.1953, “Atti del VI Congresso Internazionale di Microbiologia”, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Microbiology, volume 3, page 157
    Synonyms:
    cynomolgus monkey, crab-eating macaque

Questions about cynomolguses

What is cynomolguses the plural of?
Cynomolguses is the plural of cynomolgus.

Words near cynomolguses in the dictionary

  1. cynologists
  2. cynology
  3. cynomania
  4. cynomolgous
  5. cynomolgus
  6. cynomolguses
  7. cynomorph
  8. cynomorphic
  9. cynomorphism
  10. cynomorphs
  11. Cynon

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