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macacas

macacas is the plural of macaca.

Meaning of macaca

Noun

macaca (plural macacas)

  1. (dated) 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

Questions about macacas

What is macacas the plural of?
Macacas is the plural of macaca.

Words near macacas in the dictionary

  1. Macabug
  2. Macabugos
  3. macaca
  4. macaca moment
  5. macaca moments
  6. macacas
  7. macacine
  8. macaco
  9. macacoes
  10. macacos
  11. macadam

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