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Definition of Barbary ape
1. Noun. Tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar.
Definition of Barbary ape
1. Noun. A tailless monkey, ''Macaca sylvanus'', found on Gibraltar and in parts of north Africa ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbary Ape
Literary usage of Barbary ape
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated by Edward Turner Bennett (1830)
"In every essential particular, both of physiognomy and form, the identity of
character is too obvious to be overlooked. The Barbary ape has been celebrated ..."
2. Essentials of legal medicine, toxicology and hygiene by Charles Edward Armand Semple (1892)
"In the London Hospital Museum may be FIG. 16. FIG. 17. Cranium of the Barbary ape.
„ . ... Barbary ape ..."
3. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"THE Barbary ape. THE animal next to the ourang outang, and to be placed in the
same class, is the Margot, or Barbary ape. Cau- basson relates a laughable ..."
4. With a Pessimist in Spain by Mary F. Nixon-Roulet (1899)
"I took advantage of this gesture to possess myself of the guide-book, remarking: "Very
well, then, I will give you a few items of interest: "The Barbary ape ..."
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