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: any of a genus (Macaca) of chiefly Asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some short-tailed or tailless forms
especially
: rhesus monkey
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Nonnative monkey species including rhesus macaques, vervet monkeys and squirrel monkeys can cause harm to humans with infections such as herpes B being transferrable through scratches and bites.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Alpha Genesis made headlines after 43 rhesus macaque primates escaped from the Yemassee facility because an employee failed to fully secure a door during routine feeding and health checks.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The whole global population of macaques wouldn't stand much more chance.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Monkey Parchment Coffee Rhesus monkeys or Formosan rock macaques produce Monkey Parchment coffee.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Alpha Genesis made headlines after 43 rhesus macaque primates escaped from the Yemassee facility because an employee failed to fully secure a door during routine feeding and health checks.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The whole global population of macaques wouldn't stand much more chance.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Monkey Parchment Coffee Rhesus monkeys or Formosan rock macaques produce Monkey Parchment coffee.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Macaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macaque. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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: any of various monkeys mostly from Asia that includes some with either short or no tails
especially
: rhesus monkey
Etymology
French, from Portuguese macaco, from makaku, plural of kaku, name for an African monkey in one or more Bantu languages of Gabon and Congo
Medical Definition
: any of numerous short-tailed Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca and related genera chiefly of southern Asia
especially
: rhesus monkey
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