短尾猿

duǎnwěiyuán
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
  2. 2 short-tailed macaque

Examples

Duǎnwěiyuán zhǔyào fēnbù zài Yúnnán hé Guǎngxī.
Stump-tailed macaques are mainly found in Yunnan and Guangxi.
Duǎnwěiyuán liǎnbù chéng hóngsè, wěiba hěn duǎn.
Stump-tailed macaques have red faces and very short tails.

Tips

usage
短尾猿 most often means the stump-tailed macaque found in southwest China; in zoological contexts it can also translate 'Barbary macaque' (Macaca sylvanus). Species name depends on region — check the scientific context.

Stroke Order

duǎn
wěi
yuán