Macaque vs. Monkey

Macaquenoun

Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae, especially genus Macaca.

Monkeynoun

Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches.

‘He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole.’;

Macaquenoun

Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macaca (formerly Macacus), found in rocky regions of Asia and Africa; as, Macaca maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.

Monkeynoun

(informal) Any nonhuman primate, including apes.

‘Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.’;

Macaquenoun

short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

Monkeynoun

(informal) A mischievous child.

‘Stop misbehaving, you little monkey!’; ‘She's a cheeky monkey.’;

Macaque

The macaques ( or ) constitute a genus (Macaca) of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and (in one instance) Gibraltar.

Monkeynoun

A dance move popular in the 1960s.

Monkeynoun

Five hundred pounds sterling; five hundred dollars.

Monkeynoun

(slang) A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing.

Monkeynoun

(slang) A person with minimal intelligence and/or an unattractive appearance

Monkeynoun

(blackjack) A face card.

Monkeynoun

(slang) A menial employee who does a repetitive job, as in code monkey, grease monkey, phone monkey, powder monkey.

Monkeynoun

The weight or hammer of a pile driver; a heavy mass of iron, which, being raised high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

Monkeynoun

(historical) A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.

Monkeynoun

(slang) A drug habit; an addiction; a compulsion.

Monkeynoun

A fluid consisting of hydrochloric acid and zinc, used in the process of soldering.

Monkeyverb

To meddle; to mess (with).

‘Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing.’;

Monkeyverb

(transitive) To mimic; to ape.

Monkeynoun

In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.

Monkeynoun

A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child.

‘This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her.’;

Monkeynoun

The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

Monkeynoun

A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.

Monkeyverb

To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.

Monkeynoun

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

Monkeynoun

one who is playfully mischievous

Monkeyverb

play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly;

‘Someone tampered with the documents on my desk’; ‘The reporter fiddle with the facts’;

Monkeyverb

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;

‘The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house’;

Monkey

Monkey is a common name that may refer to certain groups or species of simian mammals of infraorder Simiiformes. The term is applied descriptively to groups of primates, such as families of New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.