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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Guiana and the British West Indies, the larva of a cerambycid beetle of the genus Prionus. This larva is, or was, eaten by both whites and blacks, after cleaning and roasting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small lemurs, as
Lemur murinus , which resembles a rat in size.
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- noun obsolete Any of several species of
lemur .
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chained_bear commented on the word macauco
The "ring-tailed macauco," illustrated here, looks like a macaque. (Nice modern color photo here.)
August 26, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word macauco
It's actually a ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta!
August 26, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word macauco
Yeah, I thought macaques were monkeys, not lemurs, but too lazy to double-check. Thanks, Pro!
August 26, 2008