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Definition of Magot
1. n. The Barbary ape.
Definition of Magot
1. a tailless ape [n -S]
Medical Definition of Magot
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Magot
Literary usage of Magot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"LUS, or the magot of Buffon.1 This animal ward, and their disproportioned arms,
acting like «tilts, enable them to advance only by short and ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"[< P. magot, the Barbary ape.] 1. The Barbary ape, I» uus ecau- datus, ...
Augurs and understood relations have, By magot-pie«, and choughs, and rooks, ..."
3. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"Although it is popularly termed the Barbary Ape, the magot is not a true ape,
... In the magot the tail is reduced to a mere projection, sufficient to mark ..."
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