rhesus monkey

noun

The rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta

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rhesusMacaca mulatta
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Meanings

nounrhesus monkey (plural rhesus monkeys)

plural rhesus monkeys

  1. The rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta

Synonyms & antonyms

nounof southern Asia; used in medical research

Similar
rhesusMacaca mulatta
Broader
macaque
Also see
rhesusrhesus macaque

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 獼猴 /猕猴
  • 獼猴 /猕猴 (míhóu)rhesus macaque
Danish rhesusabe
  • rhesusaberhesus macaque
Dutch resusaap
  • resusaaprhesus macaque
Finnish reesusapina, bunderi
  • reesusapinarhesus macaque
  • bunderirhesus macaque
German Rhesusaffe
  • Rhesusafferhesus macaque
Cite this entry
APA

rhesus monkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhesus%20monkey

MLA

“rhesus monkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhesus%20monkey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhesus monkey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhesus%20monkey.

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