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How to use macaque in a sentence

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Macaque means any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca. Example: “In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.”

Examples of macaque by meaning

nounAny of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.

  • In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 43

More sentences with macaque

  • Japanese macaques have long red faces and eyes that are close-set like those of George W.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 152. From the entry Japanese macaque
  • But why are rhesus macaques found in that part of the New Territories in such numbers?2012 September 16, Jason, “Then & now: what the macaque?”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Sep…. From the entry Golden Hill
  • “Deforestation has resulted in the migration of macaques to the forest fringes, alongside with the simiophagic mosquito vectors.”2021 January 25, Meizhi Irene Li, Diyar Mailepessov, Indra Vythilingam, Vernon Lee, Patrick Lam, Lee Ching Ng, Cheong Huat Tan…. From the entry simiophagic
  • Tasikoki has some 70 crested black macaques housed together in large, forested enclosures to let them establish hierarchies.2017 March, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival”, in National Geographic. From the entry forested
  • Additionally, DNA of following species not covered by the assay was tested to exclude cross-reactivity: macaque, budgerigar, pogona, and carp.2015 July 6, “Automated Forensic Animal Family Identification by Nested PCR and Melt Curve Analysis on an Off-the-Shelf Thermocycler…. From the entry pogona
  • Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic.2011, Michael D. Gumert, Agustín Fuentes, Lisa Jones-Engel, Monkeys on the Edge. From the entry refuge
  • Authorities in Taiwan’s Yunlin County are considering measures to stop the growing population of macaque monkeys from endangering bamboo groves in Yunlin’s Gukeng Township.2024 May 4, Duncan DeAeth, “Bamboo groves in Taiwan's Yunlin under threat from macaques”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 29…. From the entry Gukeng
  • Two macaques, the only species of monkey native to Beijing municipality, have made surprise appearances this year in Yaoqiaoyu Village, Xinchengzi Town of Miyun County.2004 February 13, Zhang Ran, “Monkeys Return to Miyun”, in Beijing Today, number 141, →OCLC, page 5. From the entry Xinchengzi
  • Four macaque circus trainers charged with illegally transporting rare wildlife were acquitted on January 20 when an appellate court overturned guilty verdict in Xinye County, Henan province.2015 January 30, Yang Xin, “Macaque Circus Trainers Cleared of Wildlife Transport Charges”, in Beijing Today, number 712, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Xinye

Meaning of macaque

  1. noun Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.

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Questions about macaque in a sentence

How do you use macaque in a sentence?
Macaque is used as a noun. For example: “In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.”
What is a short sentence with macaque?
“In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.”
What does macaque mean?
Macaque means any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.

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