pigtail macaque

noun

A southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina);

Meanings

nounpigtail macaque (plural pigtail macaques)

plural pigtail macaques · alternative pig-tailed macaque

  1. Any of two closely related SE Asian species of macaque:
    1. A southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina);
    2. A northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina).
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