CYNOMOLGUS


Meaning of CYNOMOLGUS in English

ˌsinəˈmälgəs, ˌsīn- noun

( plural cynomol·gi -ˌgī)

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of cynamolgus, from Latin, member of an ancient tribe in Libya, from Greek Kynamolgos, literally, dog-milker, from kyn- cyn- + -amolgos (from amelgein to milk) — more at milk

: macaque ; especially : crab-eating macaque — used chiefly in technical literature concerned with poliomyelitis

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