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macaque
ma·caque [ mə kák, mə kk ] (plural ma·caques or ma·caque)


noun 
Definition:
 
short-tailed monkey: a short-tailed sturdily built monkey. Native to: Asia, North Africa.  Genus Macaca.
[Late 17th century. Via French< Bantu makaku "some monkeys"]
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