Barbary ape — 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. [1913 Webster] {Barbary ape} (Zo[ o]l.), an ape… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] {Barbary ape} (Zo[ o]l.), an ape ({Macacus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barbary ape — [bär′bər ē] n. a tailless, apelike macaque monkey (Macaca sylvana) of N Africa and Gibraltar: the only surviving wild monkey in Europe … English World dictionary
Barbary Macaque — Taxobox name = Barbary MacaqueMSW3 Groves|pages=164] status = EN trend = unknown status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2008|assessors=Butynski et al |year=2008|id=12561|title=Macaca sylvanus|downloaded=2008 10 06 Listed as Endangered (EN… … Wikipedia
Ape — Taxobox name = ApesMSW3 Groves|pages=178 184] fossil range = Late Oligocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = Lar Gibbon ( Hylobates lar ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates subordo = Haplorrhini… … Wikipedia
Barbary macaque — Tailless, terrestrial monkey (Macaca sylvana) found in groups in Algeria and Morocco and on the Rock of Gibraltar. It is about 24 in. (60 cm) long and has yellowish brown fur and a bald, pale pink face. Lacking a tail, this macaque has often been … Universalium
barbary ape — magotas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Macaca sylvanus angl. barbary ape vok. Berberaffe; Magot rus. варварийская обезьяна; магот; макак магот pranc. macaque de Barbarie; magot ryšiai: platesnis… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
ape — Synonyms and related words: Barbary ape, Cape polecat, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Primates, Rodentia, act, act a part, act as, act out, angwantibo, anthropoid ape, ape about, appear like, approach, approximate, aye aye, baboon, bar, be like, be… … Moby Thesaurus
Barbary ape — noun Etymology: Barbary, Africa Date: 1791 a tailless monkey (Macaca sylvanus) of northern Africa and Gibraltar called also Barbary macaque … New Collegiate Dictionary
Barbary macaque — noun see Barbary ape … New Collegiate Dictionary
Barbary ape — noun A tailless monkey, Macaca sylvanus, found on Gibraltar and in parts of north Africa Syn: Barbary macaque … Wiktionary