A tailless brownish-black macaque, Macaca maura, native to south-western Sulawesi (by earlier authors often confused with related species, or mistakenly supposed to come from Borneo).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Cassell's Natural History.
Definition of Moor macaque in US English:
Moor macaque
noun
A tailless brownish-black macaque, Macaca maura, native to south-western Sulawesi (by earlier authors often confused with related species, or mistakenly supposed to come from Borneo).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Cassell's Natural History.