"rhesus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːsəs/ Forms: rhesuses [plural]
Rhymes: -iːsəs Etymology: From New Latin rhēsus, arbitrary formation from Latin Rhēsus, from Ancient Greek Ῥῆσος (Rhêsos), mythical Thracian king. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|rhēsus}} New Latin rhēsus, {{der|en|la|Rhēsus}} Latin Rhēsus, {{der|en|grc|Ῥῆσος}} Ancient Greek Ῥῆσος (Rhêsos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhesus (plural rhesuses)
  1. A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
    Sense id: en-rhesus-en-noun-Kk1SV2Qt
  2. (medicine) Alternative form of Rhesus. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Rhesus Categories (topical): Medicine Categories (lifeform): Macaques
    Sense id: en-rhesus-en-noun-mSumQjFk Disambiguation of Macaques: 27 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rhesus macaque, rhesus monkey, bhunder

Inflected forms

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