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cynomolgus.

A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἀμέλγω (amélgō, “to milk”). Apparently from a word coined by Aristophanes of Byzantium for a race of humans with long hair and beards who hunted with dogs and, according to Aristophanes, milked them. (See Crab-eating macaque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).

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