Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A rhesus monkey.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A macaque, Macacus rhesus, one of the sacred monkeys of India. It is 18 inches long, the tail 6 or 8 inches, and mostly of a yellowish-brown color. It is a near relative of the common Javan macaque, M. cynomolgus, of the Malay bruh, M. nemestrinus, and of the bonnet-macaque or munga, M. sinicus, and in some respects, as length of tail and formation of the “bonnet,” holds an intermediate position between the extremes in this large and varied genus. The rhesus is widely distributed in India, both in the hill-country and on the plains, where it is known by the native name bunder. It runs into several varieties, which have received technical specific names, and is among the monkeys commonly seen in zoölogical gardens and menageries.
- n. [capitalized] [NL.] In mammalogy, same as Macacus.
- n. [capitalized] In entomology, a genus of coleopterous insects.
Wiktionary
- n. A macaque monkey native of southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) A monkey; the bhunder.
WordNet 3.0
- n. of southern Asia; used in medical research
Etymologies
- Latin Rhēsus, a mythical king of Thrace, from Greek Rhēsos. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Sex differences in rhesus monkey toy preferences parallel those of children”
“And finding such a dynamic in rhesus monkeys would confirm their value as genetic and behavioral models for studying human behavior.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“should the "rhesus" or "macaque" be capitalized when writing this sentence …”
“April 3rd, 2010 at 1: 19 pm dbadass says: the gene pool of the rhesus monkey.”
“On the TV is a rerun of a History Channel program about a psychologist named Henry Harlow who, for several mid-century decades, conducted experiments on baby rhesus monkeys that involved rearing the animals in social isolation.”
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