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ma•ca•co
(mə kä′kō, -kā′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cos.
- Mammalsany of several lemurs, as Lemur macaco.
- [Obs.]macaque.
- a Bantu language of the Atlantic coast; compare Lingala makako ape
- Portuguese: monkey, presumably
- 1685–95
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