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WHAT DOES BARBARY APE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Barbary ape

Barbary macaque

The Barbary macaque, Barbary ape, or magot is a species of macaque unique for its distribution outside of Asia and for its vestigial tail. Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco and El-Kouf National Park in Libya along with a small population of unknown origin in Gibraltar, the Barbary macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species. The Barbary macaque is of particular interest because males play an atypical role in rearing young. Despite uncertain paternity, males are integral to raising infants. Generally, Barbary macaques of all ages and sexes contribute in alloparental care of young. Macaque diets consist primarily of plants and insects and they are found in a variety of habitats. Males live to a maximum of 25 years while females may live up to 30 years. Besides humans, they are the only free-living primates in Europe. Although the species is commonly referred to as the "Barbary ape", the Barbary macaque is actually a true monkey. Its name refers to the Barbary Coast of Northern Africa. The Barbary macaque population of Gibraltar is the only such population outside of Northern Africa.

Definition of Barbary ape in the English dictionary

The definition of Barbary ape in the dictionary is a tailless macaque, Macaca sylvana, that inhabits rocky cliffs and forests in NW Africa and Gibraltar: family Cercopithecidae, order Primates.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARBARY APE

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Barbary
Barbary Coast
Barbary duck
Barbary horse
Barbary sheep

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARBARY APE

anthropoid ape
ape
Burberry ape
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escape
gape
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grape
great ape
landscape
out of shape
pape
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the Cape
Western Cape

Synonyms and antonyms of Barbary ape in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

巴巴利猿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

simio Barbary
570 millions of speakers

English

Barbary ape
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बार्बरी बंदर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القرد البربري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Barbary обезьяны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

macaco Barbary
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বারবেরি Ape
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

singe de Barbarie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Barbari kera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Berberaffe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バーバリ類人猿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바바리 원숭이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Barbary ape
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ape Barbary
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பார்பரி குரங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बार्बरी एपे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Barbar maymun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bertuccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Barbary ape
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Barbary мавпи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maimuță Barbary
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Barbary πίθηκος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Barbary aap
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Barbary apan
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Barbary ape
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARBARY APE»

Discover the use of Barbary ape in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Barbary ape and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
Ruler: Elizabeth II Obv: Crowned head right Rev: Barbary ape divides denomination Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1988 AA — — — — 0.85 1.50 1988 AB — — — — 0.85 1.50 1989 AA — — — — 0.85 1.50 1989 AB — — — — 0.85 1.50 ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2012
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Natural history, general and particular
The pigmy, the Barbary ape, and the baboon, were known to the ancients j these animals are found in Asia Minor, Arabia, Upper Egypt, and in all the northern parts of Africa. Hence ihis passage of Marmol may be applied to all the three.
Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (comte de), 1785
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Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, ...
The Barbary Ape has a face not much unlike that of a dog. Its general length is about four feet. The colour of the back is a greenish brown, and that of the belly pale yellow. The cheeks are furnished with pouches.f The forests of India, Arabia,  ...
William Bingley, 1803
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Biographical Sketches and Authentic Anecdotes of Quadrupeds: ...
THE BARBARY APE. Macacus Innus. — Lacepede. The Barbary ape is very generally diffused throughout Africa, Arabia, India, and Peru; some are to be found on the rock of Gibraltar, to which place they were introduced from the opposite ...
Thomas Brown, 1831
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Ireland and the Classical World
Such finds include Bronze Age double-axes and faience beads of respective Aegean and Egyptian manufacture.2 A barbary ape skull dated to the last few centuries b.c. was unearthed 5 kilometers southwest of Armagh at the site of Navan, ...
Philip Freeman, 2001
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Viral Sex: The Nature of AIDS
The Barbary ape is the only small monkey without a tail, and the only macaque without a tail. It is also recognized by its long-haired coat, which, like its lack of tail , was an adaptation to the cold and snowy North African highlands. Barbary apes  ...
Jaap Goudsmit, 1998
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The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated
THE BARBARY APE. Macacvs Sylvan vs. Lacep. By the discovery of the preceding species M. Cuvier's genus Inuus has been deprived of the support which it formerly appeared to derive from geographical distribution, being no longer isolated ...
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Quadrupeds
THE BARBARY APE. MACACUS SYLVANUS. LACEP. BY the discovery of the preceding species M. Cuvier's genus Inuus has been deprived of the support which it formerly appeared to derive from geographical distribution, being no longer ...
Edward Turner Bennett, 1835
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Collecting World Coins, 1901-Present
Ruler: Elizabeth II Obv: Crowned head right Rev: Barbary ape divides denomination Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1988 AA — — — — 0.85 1.50 1988 AB — — — — 0.85 1.50 1989 AA — — — — 0.85 1.50 1989 AB — — — — 0.85 1.50 ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2013
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Vertebral Column and Thorax
Here may be mentioned also that in an adult male Barbary ape, which the writer had dissected many years ago, the 3 coccygeal vertebrae did not reach into the 5 mm long outer tail, but extended toward the anus beyond the base of the ...
A. H. SCHULTZ, 1961

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARBARY APE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Barbary ape is used in the context of the following news items.
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British woman 'sexually assaulted by monkeys' while on holiday
A Barbary ape in Gibraltar. The monkeys began pawing at her 'most intimate areas' which left her feeling shaken and humiliated. Bystanders ... «Closer, Jun 15»
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Even in bronze, Ernie Banks connects with the people
According to Tribune archives, Hoellen criticized the artwork as "a heroic monument to some dead dodo, a Barbary ape or some sort of Trojan ... «Chicago Tribune, Jan 15»
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SCRABBLE Pics Review: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Letter Tiles
The Barbary Macaque is often, incorrectly, referred to as a Barbary Ape. Later, in the twenty-sixth level, there is an image of a power button that ... «Gamezebo, Jan 15»
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Ernie Banks, His Statue, And Chicago History
a heroic monument to some dead dodo, a Barbary ape, or some sort of Trojan dove. The symbol of a dead dodo would not be fitting because ... «Bleed Cubbie Blue, Jan 15»
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Time and Time Again by Ben Elton: Elton loses the plot with clichéd …
Stanton sallies forth and, tho' he has bags filled with fusees and bombadiiloes, he hath less brain than a Barbary Ape, and his enterprises go all ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
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British tourist Stuart Gravenell savaged by ape during visit to Gibraltar
A British tourist savaged by a Barbary ape while on holiday in Gibraltar required 40 stitches in his arm after nurses described the attack as the ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Wildlife holidays: readers' tips
... necessitated two visits to a local pharmacy for two posterior jabs and drugs; plus a vicious Barbary ape (Gibraltar) – tetanus jabs are so good! «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Odd Wisconsin: Monkey Business at the Capitol
While serving in North Africa during World War II, David Mackin of Milwaukee won a 3-foot-tall Barbary ape from French sailors in a game of ... «Madison.com, Jul 14»
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How did Barbary apes wind up in Ireland 2300 years ago?
The mysterious archaeological finding, a Barbary ape's skull, was unearthed at Navan Fort, an early Irish royal site in County Armagh. Photo by: ... «IrishCentral, May 14»
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UK's youngest MEP candidate on Rock recce
... visiting various sites such as the O'Hara's Battery as well as having an encounter with a Barbary Ape, which he said was “the best thing ever.” «Gibraltar Chronicle, May 14»

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