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magot

noun — 2 senses

magot

noun

Etymology From French magot.

1

Archaic The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.

  • The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance.1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 31, page 16:
2

Art, Arts A seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form

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