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