macacus

[Latinized from Fr. macaque.] 1. Zobl.: A genus of Catarhine Monkeys, and the section of it having the tail long, generally both with cheek pouches and natesal callosities. Maca cus Inuus is the Barbary Ape, the species a colony of which is on the Rock of Gibraltar. This is the only recent monkey found in Europe. Macacus silenus is the Wanderoo of India. Called also Inuus (q. v.). Several other species are known, which are described under their popular names. 2. Palæont.: Found in the Upper Miocene (?) of the Siwalik Hills, and the Pliocene of Italy and the south of England.