CYNOMOLGUS MONKEY


Meaning of CYNOMOLGUS MONKEY in English

Pronunciation: ˌ s ī -n ə - ' mäl-g ə s-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of cynamolgus, from Latin, member of an ancient tribe in Africa, from Greek Kynamolgoi, literally, dog milkers

Date: 1936

: a macaque ( Macaca fascicularis ) of southeastern Asia, Borneo, and the Philippines that sometimes feeds on marine crustaceans and shellfish and is often used in medical research

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