macaca
US/məˈkɑːkə/
macaca noun: any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
Noun
macaca (plural macacas)
- Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
- This process of the temporal bone varies in size, and may occur on one or both sides. A similar formation is common among gorillas, chimpanzees, macacas, magots (Inuus), and baboons.* It is less frequent among orangs,† gibbons, marmosets, and American species (howlers, hooded apes, etc.).1886, Robert Hartmann, Anthropoid Apes (The International Scientific Series; 52), New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 111
Forms of macaca
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Origin of macaca
From the genus name Macaca, from Portuguese macaca, feminine of macaco (“monkey”). Doublet of macaque and macaco.
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Questions about macaca
- What does macaca mean?
- Macaca means any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
- What part of speech is macaca?
- Macaca is a noun.
- How do you pronounce macaca?
- Macaca is pronounced /məˈkɑːkə/ (US).
- What is the plural of macaca?
- The plural of macaca is macacas.
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