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Barbary ape
(gcide) | 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.
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Barbary ape (Zool.), an ape (Macacus innuus) of north
Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey
inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
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barbary ape
(wn) | Barbary ape
n 1: tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of
northwestern Africa and Gibraltar [syn: Barbary ape,
Macaca sylvana] |
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Barbary ape
(gcide) | 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 (Zool.), an ape (Macacus innuus) of north
Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey
inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
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