moor macaque

noun

Macaca maura, a macaque, endemic to Sulawesi, with brown to black body fur, a pale rump patch, and pink bare skin on the rump.

Meanings

nounmoor macaque (plural moor macaques)

plural moor macaques

  1. Macaca maura, a macaque, endemic to Sulawesi, with brown to black body fur, a pale rump patch, and pink bare skin on the rump.

    Synonyms: Negro monkey

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMacaca maura, a macaque, endemic to Sulawesi, with brown to black body fur, a pale rump patch, and pink bare skin on the rump.

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