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Barbary ape

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Barbary ape/ˈbɑːb(ə)ri/

▶noun a tailless macaque monkey that is native to NW Africa and also found on the Rock of Gibraltar. [Macaca sylvana.]

– origin from Barbary, a former name for the western part of N. Africa.

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