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Definition of Macaca
1. Noun. Macaques; rhesus monkeys.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cercopithecidae, Family Cercopithecidae
Member holonyms: Macaque
Medical Definition of Macaca
1. A genus of the subfamily cercopithecinae, family cercopithecidae, consisting of 16 species inhabiting forests of africa, asia, and the islands of borneo, philippines, and celebes. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macaca
Literary usage of Macaca
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Conquest of Mexico by William Hickling Prescott (1873)
"... politely waving his hand, returned to his vessel, and the little fleet instantly
made sail for the port of macaca, about fifteen leagues distant. ..."
2. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"The rhesus macaque, macaca mulatta, is the most common species of nonhuman ...
The stump- tailed macaque (macaca speciosa or arctoides) is found in some ..."
3. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"... function Social behavior Species macaca fascicularis macaca fascicularis macaca
fascicularis macaca fascicularis macaca fascicularis macaca fascicularis ..."
4. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"A study of atherosclerosis regression in macaca mulatta. I. Design of experiment
and lesion induction. Exp Mol Pathol 1979;30(3):360-85. 63. ..."
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