The meaning of MACACA is a genus of Old World monkeys including the rhesus monkey (M. mulatta) and other macaques.

a medium-sized monkey from Africa or Asia, with a long face and pouches (= spaces) inside its cheeks for holding food

The macaques constitute a genus (Macaca) of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges ...

The meaning of MACAQUE is any of a genus (Macaca) of chiefly Asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some short-tailed or tailless forms ...

noun. any monkey of the genus Macaca, chiefly of Asia, characterized by cheek pouches and, usually, a short tail: several species are threatened or endangered.

macaques; rhesus monkeys. synonyms: genus Macaca. see moresee less. type of: mammal genus. a genus of mammals. Cite this entry.

macaque in British English (məˈkɑːk ) noun. any of various Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, inhabiting wooded or rocky regions of Asia and Africa. ...

​a type of monkey that lives in Africa and Asia. Word Originlate 17th cent.: via French and Portuguese; based on the Bantu morpheme ma (denoting a plural) + ...

Macaques are social animals, living in large familial groups in the wild and generally held in large single-sex groups at breeding colonies.