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BARBARY APE

\bˈɑːbəɹi ˈe͡ɪp], \bˈɑːbəɹi ˈe‍ɪp], \b_ˈɑː_b_ə_ɹ_i_ ˈeɪ_p]\

Definitions of BARBARY APE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

bÃ¤r'bar-i [=a]p, n. the magot, or small tailless ape found in Africa and also on the rock of Gibraltar.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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