Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. The 22 species of macaques live in subsaharan africa, and more widely in asia. The term monkey includes all primates that do not belong to the categories human, ape, or prosimian. Macaque definition of macaque by the free dictionary. Macaques can be slight, with very long tails, or stocky, with short limbs and a short tail or, in a few species, no tail. At durrell we have sulawesi crested black macaques. Typically the tail is short or absent and cheek pouches are present. Patterns of feeding ecology among the living macaques conform poorly with recognized phyletic. They get their name snow monkey because they live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year no other nonhuman primate is more northernliving, nor lives in a colder climate. English translation of macaque collins english dictionary. The rhesus macaque macaca mulatta is a species of old world monkey.
The site offers all of the articles from the print version of the world book encyclopedia, a biography center, a dictionary, an atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, links to thousands of editorselected websites. Macaques are robust primates whose arms and legs are of about the same length. Japanese monkeys and its possible historical meaning for the establishment of the monkeys range. Recent examples on the web scientists around the world are quickly pulling together studies. Information about macaque in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. The macaques are a genus macaca of old world monkeys of the subfamily cercopithecinae. International journal of primatology volume 10, article number. These examples are from the cambridge english corpus and from sources on the web. Facial expressions help rhesus macaques communicate.
Macaques are classified in the phylum chordata chordata, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Any of a diverse group of monkeys of the genus macaca of asia, gibraltar, and northern africa, and including the barbary ape and the rhesus monkey. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing. By contrast, many old world monkeys, such as baboons and macaques, live longer, start to reproduce later, and have more time between babies its been observed in many other bird species besides parrots and macaws, as well as elephants, macaques, giraffes, rhinos and chimpanzees. List shorter words within macaque, sorted by length. It was originally published in 1963 under the editorship of clarence barnhart, who wrote definitions for the thorndikebarnhart graded dictionary series for children, based on the educational works of edward thorndike whom clarence barnhart had known and worked with decades before.
Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the cambridge dictionary editors or of cambridge university press or its licensors. The name crabeating macaque refers to its being often seen foraging beaches for crabs. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Macaque simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Japanese macaques live in groups, with females usually outnumbering males three to one. The article, however, misrepresents the meaning of facial expressions in this species. Oestrus is accompanied by reddening of the sexual skin on the rump and face. Macaques are known for their long faces and complex social behaviors.
Most chordates are vertebrates animals with backbones, but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals. Macaca mulatta, rhesus, rhesus monkey of southern asia. Macaque dictionary definition macaque defined yourdictionary. Macaque noun definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. Rhesus monkeys were among the first of the old world primates to be used extensively in the study of atherosclerosis taylor et. English terms for barbary apes, bonnet monkeys, crabeating macaques, japanese macaques, moor macaques, pigtail macaques, rhesus monkeys, toques, and other old world monkeys in the genus macaca. Females stay in the same group for life, and their daughters inherit their mothers rank, or position, in the pecking order. How rhesus macaques and humans have conquered the world hardcover. World book student is the new name for the redesigned and upgraded version of the world book online reference center. The liontailed macaque is a species of old world monkey. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. The world book encyclopedia dictionary barnhart, clarence l.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Macaque definition, any monkey of the genus macaca, chiefly of asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail. Terraces research with macaques casts doubt on the claim that only humans. How rhesus macaques and humans have conquered the world kindle edition by dario maestripieri. Macaque noun meaning, pronunciation and more by macmillan dictionary.
Macachiavellian intelligence and millions of other books are available for. Macaques are omnivorous and eat both plants and meat. A recent article in pnas reports neural activity in response to the perception of conspecific facial expressions in rhesus macaques macaca mulatta and interprets this in relation to the underlying emotion. Daily activity budget of longtailed macaques macaca fascicularis in kuala selangor nature park kamarul hambali, ahmad ismail and badrul munir mdzain abstract longtailed macaques macaca fascicularis are widely distributed animals around the world that require special attention from the research and management perspectives. Dario maestripieri, in encyclopedia of animal behavior second edition, 2019. Macaques synonyms, macaques pronunciation, macaques translation, english dictionary definition of macaques. Macaques are primarily terrestrial spending the majority of their time on the ground. From french macaque, from portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin see macaco for more. It was originally published in 1963 under the editorship of clarence barnhart, who wrote definitions for the thorndikebarnhart graded dictionary series for children, based on the educational works of edward thorndike whom clarence barnhart had known and. English translation of macaque the official collins frenchenglish dictionary online. Macaque definition of macaque by medical dictionary. Nov 30, 2007 rhesus macaques have a unique position on this tree being half way between the first primate species and modern humans.
Voice is a division of kalvi higher education and research institute conceived with the vision of building skilled manpower pool for global industry requirements with a focus on soft skills, communicative english, and employability skills to individuals, enterprises and institutions across the entire state of tamil nadu. Words formed from any letters in macaque, plus an optional blank or existing letter. Macaque definition is any of a genus macaca of chiefly asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some shorttailed or tailless forms. Like people, japanese macaques play with snowballs in winter. Macaques are considered as a good model used to study the postcranial skeleton in aging humans because they age at a rate of approximately 2. These thriving macaques are highly expressive and intelligent, forming interesting hierarchies within social groups. The result is an ideal dictionary that can be used for a lifetime. Macaques article about macaques by the free dictionary. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word macaque. Definition of macaque noun in oxford advanced learners dictionary.
Japanese macaques live in groups, with females usually outnumbering males by three to one. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The world book dictionary is a twovolume english dictionary published as a supplement to the world book encyclopedia. Rhesus macaque females reach sexual maturity at 3 years, and males at 4 years. Macaque article about macaque by the free dictionary. This species has long, dense fur which is brown to grey in colour. It is often referred to as the longtailed macaque due to its tail, which is often longer than its body. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Rhesus macaques have a cheek pouch on the inside of each cheek. All but one of the 19 species are found in asia from afghanistan to japan, the philippines, and borneo. Translate millions of words and phrases for free on spanishdict, the world s largest spanishenglish dictionary and translation website. This dictionary, from the editors of the world book encyclopedia, combines all the features of a traditional dictionary with the readability of world book.
Macaque definition is any of a genus macaca of chiefly asian monkeys typically having a. The hackers dictionary wasnt published as a book back then, but existed underground on vast computer systems. Certain macaques have become invasive species in different parts of the world, while others that survive in forest habitats remain threatened. Nerds would check the latest uses, and mail the editors if they thought they had. Cynomolgus macaque females reach sexual maturity at 4 years, and males at 7 years or earlier. Definition of macaques in the medical dictionary by the free dictionary. Which of the following will the liontailed macaque reproduce with. Information and translations of macaque in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Over 100,000 english translations of french words and phrases. Any of a group of old world monkeys of the genus macaca. Macaque definition in the cambridge english dictionary. The thick fur contrasts with the naked skin of the face and rump, which is red in adult japanese macaques.
The authors introduce lipsmacking as a submissive signal. Macaque definition and meaning collins english dictionary. A dictionary designed especially for use with the world book encyclopedia, giving information on the meaning, spelling, pronunciation, and origin of the words included. Macaque, any of more than 20 species of gregarious old world monkeys, all of which are asian except for the barbary macaque of north africa. A macaque is a kind of monkey that lives in asia and north africa. All words formed from macaque by changing one letter. Explore some of the different species of macaques, from the smallest species the crabeating macaque to the largest the tibetan macaque. List all words starting with macaque, words containing macaque or words ending with macaque. Rhesus macaques macaca mulatta are old world nonhuman primates in the diverse cercopithecidae family.
The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout asia, north africa, and in one instance gibraltar. Japanese macaque facts japanese macaque dk find out. Yet many adult dictionaries are just that due to complicated structures and word meanings. Toque macaque definition is a small reddish or brown macaque macaca sinica of southeastern asia. Known as the snow monkey, the japanese macaque macaca fuscata is the most northerly occurring nonhuman primate. In many ways, bv is the macaque equivalent of human hsv. Macaques definition of macaques by medical dictionary. The longtailed macaque macaca fascicularis is listed as a threat and invasive alien species in mauritius along with the rhesus macaques macaca mulatta in florida. In the wild they have been recorded as eating more than 120 different types of plants as well as.
There are many diverse influences on the way that english is used across the world today. Macaques spanish to english translation spanishdict. Pronunciation of macaques with 1 audio pronunciation, 15 translations and more for macaques. It is listed as least concern in the iucn red list of threatened species in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and its tolerance of a broad range of habitats.
Words with friends change definition of macaque the word macaque uses 7 letters. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Macaques exist on a diet of fruit, berries, grains, leaves, insects, and occasionally small vertebrates. Macaca mulatta, the rhesus monkey, is used as a research animal. Bv and its macaque hosts have coevolved, resulting in an exquisitely finetuned interaction with one another that results in perpetuation of the virus within the hosts nervous system with minimal adverse effects on the host but also with occasional shedding of infectious virus that can be transmitted to a naive. Macaca fuscata, also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial old world monkey species that is native to japan. East indian monkey, 1757, from french macaque, from portuguese macaco monkey, a bantu word brought from africa to brazil where it was applied 17c.
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