Definitions For Cynomolgus

Noun

CYNOMOLGUS (plural es) (often, attributive) A long-tailed macaque (macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.

Etymology

From "dog" + ἀμέλγω, , to milk. Apparently from a word coined by for a race of humans with long hair and beards who hunted with dogs and, according to Aristophanes, milked them. (See )

Usage notes

Commonly used in laboratory contexts.

Synonyms

Macaca fascicularis , crab-eating macaque

Translations

Italian: macaco cinomolgo, m, macaco di Buffon, m, macaco di Giava, m Spanish: macaco cangrejero, m

Is Cynomolgus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
23

The word Cynomolgus is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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