Meanings
nounBarbary ape (plural Barbary apes)
plural Barbary apes
- A tailless monkey, Macaca sylvanus, found on Gibraltar and in parts of north Africa
Synonyms: Barbary macaque
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tailless monkey, Macaca sylvanus, found on Gibraltar and in parts of north Africa
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nountailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
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Macaca sylvana
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Barbary ape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20ape
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“Barbary ape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20ape. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barbary ape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20ape.
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