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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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In November, residents in a South Carolina town were advised to close their windows and doors after 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped a testing facility.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
And bringing all these hustlers together is the greatest con artist of them all – a cunning macaque who feeds on the spoils from unsuspecting tourists.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
The rhesus macaque's typical diet includes roots, fruit, seeds, and bark as well as insects and small animals.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee County Zoo staff have named the two baby Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, born there in June.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
And bringing all these hustlers together is the greatest con artist of them all – a cunning macaque who feeds on the spoils from unsuspecting tourists.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
The rhesus macaque's typical diet includes roots, fruit, seeds, and bark as well as insects and small animals.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee County Zoo staff have named the two baby Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, born there in June.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Macaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macaque. Accessed 25 Aug. 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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