macaque

makaːk

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Definition of macaque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

animalsinge d'Asie à queue courte et tête plate

Le macaque japonais vit dans les montagnes enneigées.

cercopithèque

insultepersonne laide ou ridicule

Arrête de faire le macaque devant tout le monde !

clown

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Images of macaque

singe d'Asie à queue courte et tête plate

Expressions with macaque

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macaque berbère

singe sans queue vivant principalement en Afrique du Nord

Le macaque berbère est une espèce protégée au Maroc.

macaque de Barbarie

singe sans queue vivant en Afrique du Nord et à Gibraltar

Le macaque de Barbarie est la seule espèce de singe en liberté en Europe.

macaque japonais

singe du Japon au pelage épais qui vit dans les montagnes

Le macaque japonais se réchauffe dans les sources chaudes en hiver.

macaque rhésus

espèce de singe d'Asie utilisée souvent dans la recherche scientifique

Le macaque rhésus est couramment étudié dans les laboratoires de recherche.

macaque d'Assam

espèce de singe aux joues gonflées vivant en Asie

Le macaque d'Assam se nourrit principalement de fruits et de feuilles.

Origin of macaque

malais, makak (nom d'un singe)

Terms with macaque included in their meaning

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singe de Barbarie

macaque

primate d'Afrique du Nord sans queue vivant en groupe

singe rhésus

macaque

espèce de macaque d'Asie utilisée souvent en recherche médicale

Examples of macaque in a sentence

Le macaque grimpe rapidement aux arbres.
Ce garçon se comporte comme un vrai macaque en classe.
Ne sois pas un macaque lors de la cérémonie.

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English:macaque, clown, ...
German:Makak, Affe, ...
Italian:macaco, babbuino, ...
Spanish:macaco, mono, ...
Portuguese:macaque, figura ridícula, ...
Chinese:猕猴, 丑八怪, ...
Japanese:マカクザル, 猿まね野郎, ...
Arabic:مكاك, قرد, ...
Hebrew:מַקָּקוֹ, קוֹף, ...
Russian:макак, урод, ...
Ukrainian:макак, мавпа, ...
Catalan:macaco, mico, ...
Danish:makak, abekat, ...
Dutch:makaak, macaque, ...
Greek:μακάκας, μαϊμού, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាកាក់, មនុស្សកំប្លែង, ...
Korean:마카크, 원숭이, ...
Polish:makak, małpa, ...
Portuguese (BR):macaco, palhaço, ...
Romanian:macaque, maimuță, ...
Swedish:makak, pajas, ...
Thai:ลิงมาแคก, ลิง, ...
Turkish:makak, maymun, ...
Vietnamese:khỉ macaque, đồ khỉ, ...

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