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Japanese macaques

Japanese macaques is the plural of Japanese macaque.

Meaning of Japanese macaque

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

Questions about Japanese macaques

What is Japanese macaques the plural of?
Japanese macaques is the plural of Japanese macaque.

Words near Japanese macaques in the dictionary

  1. Japanese lantern
  2. Japanese lanterns
  3. Japanese lilac
  4. Japanese lilacs
  5. Japanese macaque
  6. Japanese macaques
  7. Japanese mandolin
  8. Japanese mandoline
  9. Japanese mandolines
  10. Japanese mandolins
  11. Japanese maple

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