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has gloss | (noun) macaques; rhesus monkeys genus Macaca, Macaca |
has gloss | eng: Macaca is a pejorative epithet used by francophone colonialists in Central Africas Belgian Congo for the native population. It may be derived from the name of the genus comprising macaque monkeys. The word macaque has also been used as a racial slur. The macaques genus name, Macaca, is a latinization of the Bantu (Kongo) ma-kako, meaning "monkey". |
lexicalization | eng: 'macaca' slur |
lexicalization | eng: genus Macaca |
lexicalization | eng: Macaca |
subclass of | (noun) a genus of mammals mammal genus |
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