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Macaque vs Macaw - What's the difference?

macaque | macaw |

As nouns the difference between macaque and macaw

is that macaque is any of a group of old world monkeys of the genus macaca while macaw is any of various parrots of the genera ara'', ''anodorhynchus'', ''cyanopsitta'', ''orthopsittaca'', ''primolius'' and ''diopsittaca of central and south america, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

macaque

English

(wikipedia macaque)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca .

    • Derived terms

    * Japanese macaque * pigtailed macaque * rhesus macaque

    See also

    * Barbary ape ----

    macaw

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various parrots of the genera Ara'', ''Anodorhynchus'', ''Cyanopsitta'', ''Orthopsittaca'', ''Primolius'' and ''Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.