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Bar•ba•ry ape
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What does barbary ape mean?
WordNet
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| barbary ape - tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar | ||
| Macaca sylvana | ||
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Wiktionary 
- barbary ape (Noun)
A tailless monkey, Macaca sylvanus , found on Gibraltar and in parts of north Africa.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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barbary ape
bär′bar-i āp, n. the magot, or small tailless ape found in Africa and also on the rock of Gibraltar
