• (n.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.
Ma·ca'cus noun [ New Latin , a word of African origin. Confer Macaco , Macaque .] (Zoology) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows. 
Macacus is a genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.