pig-tailed macaque

or pig·tailed macaque

[ pig-teyld ]

noun

1. a forest-dwelling southeast Asian macaque, Macaca nemestrina, having a short, curled tail, colonized for animal behavior studies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pig-tailed macaque¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

According to Stein, the investigation revealed that Theppadungporn plucks pig-tailed macaque monkeys from the wild and conscripts them into a lifetime of hard labor and abusive living conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

The team’s camera traps also photographed golden cat, sun bear, Malayan porcupine, Sumatran porcupine, wild pig and pig-tailed macaque, proving the area is bursting with threatened Sumatran mammals.

From The Guardian

In the first incident, a one-month-old pig-tailed macaque was attacked within 15-20 minutes of being introduced to a new breeding group along with its mother.

From Seattle Times

Scientists set camera traps on the floor of the jungle in Borneo, and filmed roughly the same number of orangutans as they did of a ground-dwelling monkey, the pig-tailed macaque.

From BBC

Scientists set camera traps on the floor of the jungle in Borneo, and filmed roughly the same number of orang-utans as they did of a ground-dwelling monkey, the pig-tailed macaque.

From BBC