Macaca
Pronunciation
- US IPA: en, /məˈkÉ‘ËkÉ™/, /məˈkækÉ™/
Origin
From the genus name Macaca, from , feminine of macaco. .
Full definition of macaca
Noun
macaca
(plural macacas)- (dated) Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
- 1886, Robert Hartmann, Anthropoid Apes, This process of the temporal bone varies in size, and may occur on one or both sides. A similar formation is common among gorillas, chimpanzees, macacas, magots (Inuus), and baboons.* It is less frequent among orangs,†gibbons, marmosets, and American species (howlers, hooded apes, etc.).