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Chinese
Etymology
May be cognate with 沐猴 (OC *moːɡ ɡoː, “macaque”), 母猴 (OC *mɯʔ ɡoː, “macaque”) and 馬猴／马猴 (mǎhóu, “macaque”).
Pronunciation
Noun
獼猴
- rhesus macaque (common species of monkey throughout southern Asia) (Classifier: 隻／只)
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