Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rhesus monkey.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A macaque, Macacus rhesus, one of the sacred monkeys of India.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] In mammalogy, same as
Macacus . - noun [capitalized] In entomology, a genus of coleopterous insects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A monkey; the bhunder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
macaque monkey native of southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun of southern Asia; used in medical research
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And finding such a dynamic in rhesus monkeys would confirm their value as genetic and behavioral models for studying human behavior.
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And finding such a dynamic in rhesus monkeys would confirm their value as genetic and behavioral models for studying human behavior.
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Sex differences in rhesus monkey toy preferences parallel those of children
Motorcycle Daydream « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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One morning this past May, Elizabeth Mallott, a researcher working at Suomi’s lab, arrived to start her day at the main rhesus enclosure and found a half-dozen monkeys in her parking spot.
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One morning this past May, Elizabeth Mallott, a researcher working at Suomi’s lab, arrived to start her day at the main rhesus enclosure and found a half-dozen monkeys in her parking spot.
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All five macaque species occurring in Thailand are present, namely rhesus Macaca mulatta, crab-eating M. fascicularis, pig-tailed M. nemestrina, Assam M. assamensis and stump-tailed M. arctoides.
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Sometimes tests are also carried out to determine if the woman has a blood type called rhesus negative, which is associated with a higher rate of complications for the mother and child.
Chapter 9 1995
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Wootton's meaty face and beady little eyes and the bizarre red crew cut and awful teeth he wears really work for him in this role, particularly when Gary offers to demonstrate his fine acting chops, which mostly consist of making a deliriously funny face best described as a rhesus monkey being shocked by a high-voltage current.
Salon 2010
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They cite examples such as rhesus monkeys which, when given a chance to get food by pulling a chain that delivers a shock to another monkey, have been known to Frans de Waal argues that primates are social animals, and must constrain their behavior in order to live in a group.
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They cite examples such as rhesus monkeys which, when given a chance to get food by pulling a chain that delivers a shock to another monkey, have been known to Frans de Waal argues that primates are social animals, and must constrain their behavior in order to live in a group.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Efrieum 2009
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