macaque
macaque — noun
- macaquesingular
- macaquesplural
1. a medium-sized primate with a stocky body, an extended face, and stretchy areas
a medium-sized primate with a stocky body, an extended face, and stretchy areas inside the cheeks for storing food, found across Africa, Asia, and Gibraltar
In Japan, Mira watched a group of macaques warming themselves in a hot spring.
habitat detail: Japanese macaques in hot springs
The zookeeper showed the children how a macaque stores nuts inside its cheek pouches.
key anatomical feature: cheek pouches for storing food
On Gibraltar, tourists often see Barbary macaques walking freely along the rocky paths.
Lien's research looks at how young macaques learn social rules from older troop members.
A macaque uses its strong limbs to climb trees quickly when it senses danger.
- monkey
much broader term; all macaques are monkeys, but most monkeys are not macaques
文法句型
a macaque
the macaque
macaques (plural)