rhesus monkey

noun

1. a macaque monkey, Macaca mulatta , of S Asia: used extensively in medical research

rhesus monkey

/ rē′səs /

1. A small, yellowish-brown monkey ( Macaca mulatta ) of India, widely used in biological and medical research. The Rh (Rhesus) factor was first discovered in rhesus monkeys.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhesus monkey¹

C19: New Latin, arbitrarily from Greek Rhesos Rhesus

Example Sentences

By decoding monkeys' reward expectations from the neural activity, they were able to predict how long the rhesus monkeys were willing to wait for a higher reward and when they decided to choose another option.

From Science Daily

For example, in rhesus monkeys, infants who are separated from their mothers soon after birth, are more susceptible to disease later in life.

From Science Daily

Chinese researchers have cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species which is widely used in medical research because its physiology is similar to humans.

From BBC

Military personnel started comparing the adjuvant combinations on rhesus monkeys at an Army facility in Thailand and ran clinical trials that tested the most promising pairs in humans and devised dosing strategies.

From Salon

Animal research opponents last week requested a government investigation of whether Neuralink’s CEO and founder Elon Musk committed securities fraud in describing rhesus monkeys used in studies of its implanted brain device.

From Science Magazine