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Japanese macaque

Japanese macaque noun: a species of macaque, Macaca fuscata, native to Japan.

japanese macaque: a species of macaque, Macaca fuscata, native to Japan
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Noun

Japanese macaque (plural Japanese macaques)

  1. A species of macaque, Macaca fuscata, native to Japan.
    • Japanese macaques have long red faces and eyes that are close-set like those of George W. Bush.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 152

Synonyms of Japanese macaque

Forms of Japanese macaque

pluralJapanese macaques

Questions about Japanese macaque

What does Japanese macaque mean?
Japanese macaque means a species of macaque, Macaca fuscata, native to Japan.
What part of speech is Japanese macaque?
Japanese macaque is a noun.
What is the plural of Japanese macaque?
The plural of Japanese macaque is Japanese macaques.

Words near Japanese macaque in the dictionary

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  5. Japanese lilacs
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  9. Japanese mandoline
  10. Japanese mandolines
  11. Japanese mandolins

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