Barbary ape
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noun \ˈbär-b(ə-)rē-\Definition of BARBARY APE
: a tailless monkey (Macaca sylvanus) of northern Africa and Gibraltar —called also Barbary macaque
Origin of BARBARY APE
Barbary, Africa
First Known Use: 1791
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