capped macaque
- noun
- Indian
:
macaco coronado
- The capped macaque is easily recognized by the tuft of hair on its head.
Examples
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The capped macaque is native to the forests of northeastern India.
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I saw a capped macaque at the zoo.
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Researchers studied the behavior of several capped macaques in their natural habitat.
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The capped macaque is native to India.
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Researchers studied the behavior of several capped macaques in their natural habitat.
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The capped macaque is easily recognized by the tuft of hair on its head.
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The capped macaque is native to the forests of northeastern India.
Synonyms
A monkey from southern India with a hat-like tuft of hair on its head
A medium-sized monkey from southern India with a rounded tuft of hair on its head
A monkey with a tuft of hair on its head that lives in southern India
A monkey from India with a small crown of hair on its head
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'capped' (covered on top, like wearing a cap) modifies 'macaque' (a monkey), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a macaque with a cap-like tuft of hair. This adjective+noun descriptive pattern is common and predictable cross-linguistically, making the meaning transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
The compound noun capped macaque comes from the monkey's look: it has a small, cap-like bunch of hair on its head. The word capped suggests 'wearing a cap' and macaque is a type of monkey, so the name means this species of monkey with a little 'cap' of hair.
