Meanings
nounrhesus macaque (plural rhesus macaques)
plural rhesus macaques
- A monkey, Macaca mulatta, common throughout southern Asia, that is extensively used for medical research.
Synonyms: bandar, bhunder, boonder, bruh, rhesus monkey
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA monkey, Macaca mulatta, common throughout southern Asia, that is extensively used for medical research.
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Translations
Afrikaans resusaap
- resusaapMacaca mulatta
Bengali রেসাস বানর, লাল বান্দর
- রেসাস বানর (reśaś banor)Macaca mulatta
- লাল বান্দর (lal bandor)Macaca mulatta
Bulgarian резус
- резус (rezus)Macaca mulatta
Chinese Mandarin 獼猴 /猕猴
- 獼猴 /猕猴 (míhóu)Macaca mulatta
Danish rhesusabe
- rhesusabeMacaca mulatta
Dutch resusaap
- resusaapMacaca mulatta
Finnish reesusapina, bunderi
- reesusapinaMacaca mulatta
- bunderiMacaca mulatta
French macaque rhésus
- macaque rhésusMacaca mulatta
German Rhesusaffe
- RhesusaffeMacaca mulatta
Japanese 赤毛猿, アカゲザル
- 赤毛猿 (akagesaru)Macaca mulatta
- アカゲザル (akagesaru)Macaca mulatta
Polish rezus
- rezusMacaca mulatta
Portuguese macaco-rhesus
- macaco-rhesusMacaca mulatta
Russian мака́к-ре́зус
- мака́к-ре́зус (makák-rézus)Macaca mulatta
Spanish macaco rhesus, rhesus
- macaco rhesusMacaca mulatta
- rhesusMacaca mulatta
Thai ลิงวอก
- ลิงวอกMacaca mulatta
Ukrainian мака́ка ре́зус, мака́ка-ре́зус
- мака́ка ре́зус (makáka rézus)Macaca mulatta
- мака́ка-ре́зус (makáka-rézus)Macaca mulatta
- ре́зус (rézus)Macaca mulatta
Vietnamese khỉ vàng
- khỉ vàngMacaca mulatta
Cite this entry
APA
rhesus macaque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhesus%20macaque
MLA
“rhesus macaque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhesus%20macaque. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhesus macaque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhesus%20macaque.
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