BARBARY APE


Meaning of BARBARY APE in English

ˈbärb(ə)rē-, ˈbȧb-, -ri- noun

Usage: usually capitalized B

Etymology: from Barbary, coastal region in northern Africa

: a tailless monkey ( Macaca sylvana ) of No. Africa and the Rock of Gibraltar that is the only monkey now native to Europe and is often trained by showmen

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.