Meanings
nounBarbary macaque (plural Barbary macaques)
plural Barbary macaques
- Macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco.
Synonyms: Barbary ape, magot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMacaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco.
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Bulgarian маго́т, бербе́рски мака́к
- маго́т (magót)Macaca sylvanus
- бербе́рски мака́к (berbérski makák)Macaca sylvanus
Catalan mona de Gibraltar
- mona de GibraltarMacaca sylvanus
Czech Magot bezocasý
- Magot bezocasýMacaca sylvanus
Dutch berberaap
- berberaapMacaca sylvanus
Finnish magotti
- magottiMacaca sylvanus
German Magot, Berberaffe
- MagotMacaca sylvanus
- BerberaffeMacaca sylvanus
Italian bertuccia, scimmia di Barberia
- bertucciaMacaca sylvanus
- scimmia di BarberiaMacaca sylvanus
Korean 바르바리마카크
- 바르바리마카크 (bareubarimakakeu)Macaca sylvanus
Polish magot, makak berberyjski
- magotMacaca sylvanus
- makak berberyjskiMacaca sylvanus
- makak magotMacaca sylvanus
Portuguese macaco-de-gibraltar
- macaco-de-gibraltarMacaca sylvanus
Romanian magot
- magotMacaca sylvanus
Russian маго́т, варварийская обезья́на
- маго́т (magót)Macaca sylvanus
- варварийская обезья́на (varvarijskaja obezʹjána)Macaca sylvanus
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APA
Barbary macaque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20macaque
MLA
“Barbary macaque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20macaque. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barbary macaque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20macaque.
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