magot
magot noun: the Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
Noun
magot (plural magots)
- The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
- The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance.1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 31, page 16
- A seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form
Proper noun capitalized: Magot
Magot (plural Magots)
- A surname.
Forms of magot
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| plural | magots |
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| plural | Magots |
Origin of magot
From French magot.
Borrowed from French Magot. Also from Sudan.
Questions about magot
- What does magot mean?
- Magot means the Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
- What part of speech is magot?
- Magot can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of magot?
- The plural of magot is magots.
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