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macacus
Part of speech: NounBonnet- apes, or ape- baboons- a genus of Old World monkeys.
Usage examples "macacus":- Some naturalists of the day, however, place all under the generic name Macacus. - "Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon", Robert A. Sterndale.
- 18 degrees or 19 degrees; but not in the South, where it is replaced by Macacus radiatus. - "Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon", Robert A. Sterndale.
- This is the Macacus sinicus of Cuvier, and is very similar to the last species. - "Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon", Robert A. Sterndale.