Macaco

noun

1. A macaque. See Macacus.
2. The ring-tailed lemur or cat-lemur, the species of Lemur earliest known, described under this name by Buffon; the L. catta of Linnæus.
3. The technical specific name of the ruffed lemur, L. macaco.
4. Any lemur; a maki.
5. The so-called yellow lemur or kinkajou, Cercoleptes caudivolvulus: a misnomer. See cut under kinkajou.