■ noun a small brown macaque with red skin on the face and rump, native to southern Asia. [ Macaca mulatta .]
Origin
C19: mod. L. rhesus , arbitrary use of L. Rhesus (from Gk Rhēsos , a mythical king of Thrace).
■ noun a small brown macaque with red skin on the face and rump, native to southern Asia. [ Macaca mulatta .]
Origin
C19: mod. L. rhesus , arbitrary use of L. Rhesus (from Gk Rhēsos , a mythical king of Thrace).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004