2 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Macacus \Ma*ca"cus\, n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf.
{Macaco}, {Macaque}.] (Zool.)
A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies, now
usually called {Macaca}. They have short tails and prominent
eyebrows. See also {Macaca}.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Macaca \Macaca\ prop. n.
A genus of macaques including the rhesus monkey ({Macaca
mulatta}), much used in laboratory biomedical research.
Formerly called {Macacus}.
Syn: genus {Macaca}.
[WordNet 1.5]
