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Macacus
Macacus Ma*ca"cus, n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf. Macaco, Macaque.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.
Macacus cynomolgus
Kra Kra, n. (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed ape (Macacus cynomolgus) of India and Sumatra. It is reddish olive, spotted with black, and has a black tail.
Macacus innus
Barbary Bar"ba*ry, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. Barbary ape (Zo["o]l.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
Macacus maurus
Moor Moor, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[=o]r moor, morass; akin to D. moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere. See Mere a lake.] 1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor. --Carew. 2. A game preserve consisting of moorland. Moor buzzard (Zo["o]l.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] Moor coal (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite. Moor cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the moor fowl or red grouse of Europe. Moor coot. (Zo["o]l.) See Gallinule. Moor fowl. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus). (b) The European heath grouse. See under Heath. Moor game. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Moor fowl (above). Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass (Sesleria c[ae]rulea), found in mountain pastures of Europe. Moor hawk (Zo["o]l.), the marsh harrier. Moor hen. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The female of the moor fowl. (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See Gallinule. (c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis). Moor monkey (Zo["o]l.), the black macaque of Borneo (Macacus maurus). Moor titling (Zo["o]l.), the European stonechat (Pratinocola rubicola).
Macacus pileatus
Zati a"ti, n. (Zo["o]l.) A species of macaque (Macacus pileatus) native of India and Ceylon. It has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of radiating hairs on the back of the head. Called also capped macaque.
Macacus Rhesus
Bhunder Bhun"der, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindoos as sacred. See Rhesus.
Macacus silenus
Wanderoo Wan`der*oo", n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zo["o]l.) A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo. [Written also ouanderoo.] Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species.

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- Cachoeiras de Macacu (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃuˈejɾɐz dʒi mɐkɐˈku]; means "Macacu Waterfalls" in Portuguese) is a muni****lity located in the Brazilian...
- The Macacu River (Portuguese: Rio Macacu) is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. The Macacu River is born in the Serra dos Órgãos...
- along the local rivers. It was originally known as Sertões de Macacu after the nearby Macacu River.[citation needed] By 1784, the settlement had grown to...
- Itaguaí: 116,841 0 - 100,000 ****eri: 96,289 Seropédica: 80,596 Cachoeiras de Macacu: 56,943 Rio Bonito: 56,276 Guapimirim: 51,696 Paracambi: 41,375 Tanguá:...
- counter-clockwise São Gonçalo, Maricá, Tanguá, Rio Bonito, Cachoeiras de Macacu and Guapimirim, the last five have tourism as the greatest source of their...
- 2002. It contains part of the 19,508-hectare (48,210-acre) Bacia do Rio Macacu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002. The muni****lity contains...
- The Bacia do Rio Macacu Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio Macacu) is an environmental protection area...
- 15556°W / -22.79028; -43.15556 Type Bay River sources Acari Carioca Iguaçu Macacu Suruí and others Ocean/sea sources South Atlantic Max. length 31 km (19 mi)...
- Itaguaí Itaguaí Mangaratiba Seropédica Macacu-Caceribu Cachoeiras de Macacu Rio Bonito Microregion Rio de Janeiro Belford Roxo Duque de Caxias Guapimirim...
- Swinhoe, 1866 Macacus lasiotus Gray, 1868 Macacus tcheliensis A. Milne-Edwards, 1872 Macacus vestitus A. Milne-Edwards, 1892 Macacus rhesus villosus...