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macaca

/məˈkɑːkə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about macaca at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Macaques; rhesus monkeys.

Origin

From the genus name Macaca, from Portuguese macaca, feminine of macaco (“monkey”). Doublet of macaque and macaco.

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