Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,902,893,850 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Barbary ape
(redirected from Barbary Macaque)

    Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Barbary ape
n.
A tailless monkey (Macaca sylvana) of Gibraltar and northern Africa. Also called magot.
Barbary ape
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a tailless macaque, Macaca sylvana, that inhabits rocky cliffs and forests in NW Africa and Gibraltar: family Cercopithecidae, order Primates
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Barbary ape - tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and GibraltarBarbary ape - tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
Macaca sylvana
macaque - short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Together with two field assistants, Dr Majolo and McFarland were studying the behaviour of the troops of the barbary macaque, one dubbed "Flat face" and the other "Large" troop.
Grieving female monkeys drink own milk after losing infants by Asian News International
A further 15 species are endangered, of which seven - including the western gerbil and the Barbary macaque - are only found in the Mediterranean.
Mediterranean Mammals in Danger by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
A mile down the road the famous Barbary Macaques hang out, picking ticks off each other and having their photos taken.
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK; As Britain's bookmakers migrate south, Steve ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.