lion-tailed macaque

noun

variants or lion-tailed monkey
: a black Indian macaque (Macaca silenus) that has a pale gray ruff of long hairs around the face and a tuft at the tip of the tail

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“Lion-tailed macaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lion-tailed%20macaque. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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