'Rhesus' definitions:
Definition of 'rhesus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Of southern Asia; used in medical research [syn: rhesus, rhesus monkey, Macaca mulatta]
Definition of 'Rhesus'
From: GCIDE
- Rhesus \Rhe"sus\, n. [L. Rhesus, a proper name, Gr. ???.] (Zool.) A monkey; the bhunder. [1913 Webster]