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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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Vani Rajendran and colleagues investigated whether macaques trained to synchronize their taps with metronome beats could extend their metronome-tapping skills to real music in all its acoustic complexity.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
The decision will affect studies involving some 200 macaques; the fate of the animals is unknown.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2025
Thailand 12th Ranger Forces Regiment During questioning, the men admitted they were involved in a cross-border trafficking ring moving macaques from Thailand into Cambodia, the military said in a Facebook post.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The two suspects allegedly admitted to being involved in a trafficking ring moving macaques from Thailand into Cambodia, the 12th Ranger Forces Regiment said in a Facebook post.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
The decision will affect studies involving some 200 macaques; the fate of the animals is unknown.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2025
Thailand 12th Ranger Forces Regiment During questioning, the men admitted they were involved in a cross-border trafficking ring moving macaques from Thailand into Cambodia, the military said in a Facebook post.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The two suspects allegedly admitted to being involved in a trafficking ring moving macaques from Thailand into Cambodia, the 12th Ranger Forces Regiment said in a Facebook post.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Macaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macaque. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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