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Meaning of "Rhesus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RHESUS

Rhesus  [ˈriːsəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHESUS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Rhesus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RHESUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rhesus

Rhesus may refer to: ▪ Rhesus of Thrace, a king in Greek mythology ▪ S. Vivianus Rhesus, a Roman governor of Thrace ▪ In Greek mythology, a river-god, son of Oceanus and Tethys ▪ Rhesus, the Ancient Greek tragedy thought to have been written by Euripides ▪ Rhesus macaque, also known as the rhesus monkey ▪ Rhesus factor, associated with a blood type, named for the monkey ▪ Rh disease, also known as Rhesus disease ▪ 9142 Rhesus, an asteroid ▪ Rhesus Glacier...

Definition of Rhesus in the English dictionary

The definition of Rhesus in the dictionary is a king of Thrace, who arrived in the tenth year of the Trojan War to aid Troy. Odysseus and Diomedes stole his horses because an oracle had said that if these horses drank from the River Xanthus, Troy would not fall.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHESUS


Amisus
əmiːsəs
casus
ˈkɑːsəs
Croesus
ˈkriːsəs
cursus
ˈkɜːsəs
excursus
ɛkˈskɜːsəs
lusus
ˈluːsəs
metatarsus
ˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs
Peloponnesus
ˌpɛləpəˈniːsəs
tarsometatarsus
ˌtɑːsəʊˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs
tarsus
ˈtɑːsəs
thyrsus
ˈθɜːsəs
tibiotarsus
ˌtɪbɪəʊˈtɑːsəs
versus
ˈvɜːsəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHESUS

Rhetic

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHESUS

baby Jesus
bejesus
Caucasus
census
colossus
consensus
creeping Jesus
cupressus
Ephesus
Issus
Jesus
lapsus
lupus erythematosus
narcissus
Pegasus
resus
risus
Society of Jesus
sus
the bejesus

Synonyms and antonyms of Rhesus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Rhesus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHESUS

Find out the translation of Rhesus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Rhesus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Rhesus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恒河猴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rhesus
570 millions of speakers

English

Rhesus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रीसस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريسوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Rhesus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রীস্যাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rhésus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rhesus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rhesus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤毛猿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

히말라야
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rhesus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரீசஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रीसस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

al yanaklı maymun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Rh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

резус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rhesus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Rhesus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rhesus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rhesus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Rhesus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Rhesus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHESUS»

The term «Rhesus» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHESUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Rhesus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHESUS»

Discover the use of Rhesus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Rhesus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rhesus
Rhesus hath shewn the friendship he then bore to Troy; for he cometh to the feast, albeit he was not with the hunters when they took the prey, nor joined his spear with theirs.
Euripides, 2004
2
The rhesus monkey brain in stereotaxic coordinates
New in this edition * DVD with all drawings in Adobe Acrobat (r) pdf format as well as eps files of photographic plates * Inclusion in the DVD of 3D reconstructions of the diagrammatic atlas done by two major teams headed by Rolf Kotter and ...
George Paxinos, Xu-Feng Huang, Michael Petrides, 2008
3
A Combined MRI and Histology Atlas of the Rhesus Monkey ...
This edition of the atlas is unlike anything else available as it includes the detailed cyto- and chemoarchitectonic delineations of the brain areas in all three planes of sections (horizontal, coronal, and sagittal) that are derived from ...
Kadharbatcha S. Saleem, Nikos K. Logothetis, 2012
4
Bones, Genetics, and Behavior of Rhesus Macaques: Macaca ...
Following an initial historical review of CPRC and its research activities, this book will emphasize recent and current researches on growth, function, genetics, pathology, aging, and behavior, and the impact of these researches on our ...
Qian Wang, 2011
5
Rhesus Monkeys
Introduces Rhesus monkeys, including where they live, what they eat, how they live in social groups, and why they are endangered.
Gillian Gosman, 2011
6
Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans ...
Dario Maestripieri thinks it is high time we shelve that misperception, and with Macachiavellian Intelligence he gives rhesus macaques their rightful turn in the spotlight.
Dario Maestripieri, 2008
7
The Rhesus Negative Pregnant Mothers and Haemolytic Disease ...
Although, this work suffers from scarcity of pregnant mothers of Rhesus blood group negativ
Peter Okeke, 2011
8
The Rhesus Chart: A Laundry Files novel
'Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time' -Ben Aaronovitch (author of RIVERS OF LONDON) The fifth Laundry Files novel by Charles Stross, but also a jumping-on point for readers new to the series, The Rhesus Chart sees hacker and ...
Charles Stross, 2014
9
Textbook of Perinatal Medicine, Second Edition
Management of rhesus-negative women without antibodies In rhesus-negative women, the rhesus status of the partner is determined; if he is also rhesus- negative then the fetus must necessarily be rhesus-negative and the pregnancy is ...
Asim Kurjak, Frank A. Chervenak, 2006
10
Biology: A Functional Approach
These include the Rhesus system, so-called because it was first discovered by injecting rabbits with red cells obtained from the Rhesus monkey. The majority of white people possess red blood cells containing an antigen called the Rhesus ...
M. B. V. Roberts, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHESUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Rhesus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Anxious Brains Are Inherited, Study Finds
The research focused on rhesus monkeys. Like humans, some young rhesus monkeys have what's called an "anxious temperament." Expose them to a mildly ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
2
Video: Rhesus monkeys at Longleat enjoy ice lollies during the …
There's nothing like a cooling ice lolly on a sunny summer's day - and it's not just humans who enjoy frozen treats on a stick. A troop of Rhesus monkeys at ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
James Harrison rare blood type has saved 2m babies from Rhesus
James Harrison, from Australia's central coast, has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Meet The Most Narcissistic Monkey On The Planet
Rhesus monkeys are remarkably humanlike. Since 2007, psychologists have known that the primates display nepotism and political maneuvering. «Vocativ, Jan 15»
5
Rhesus monkeys in Puerto Rico remain vital to research
And rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta), one of the most iconic Old World species, exhibits remarkably complex cognitive abilities, making them ideal ... «UPI.com, Dec 14»
6
Skin coloring of rhesus macaque monkeys linked to breeding …
The collaborative international research also shows that skin colouration in male and female rhesus macaques is an inherited quality – the first example of ... «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
7
Still Now, Should Lab Monkeys Be Deprived Of Their Mothers?
On Monday, the animal advocacy organization PETA released material in support of its campaign to shut down a series of experiments on infant rhesus ... «NPR, Sep 14»
8
Shock Tape and Sticks: Delhi Residents Battle Thousands of …
Big and menacing, he's able to scare off this city's 30,000 smaller, red-faced rhesus monkeys, to protect the local human population from their naughty and ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 14»
9
Rhesus Monkey Infants Express Sociability While On Oxytocin: Study
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found that this hormone also promotes social behavior in infant rhesus ... «RedOrbit, Apr 14»
10
Monkey study explores evolution of mathematic reasoning
Scientists recently attempted to find out by successfully teaching rhesus macaques to identify symbols -- the 10 Arabic numerals and 16 letters -- representing ... «UPI.com, Apr 14»

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