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macaque
Any of about 12 primarily Asian species of omnivorous, diurnal monkeys (genus Macaca) with cheek pouches for carrying food. Some species have long tails, some have short tails, and some have none. Males are 15-30 in. (40-70 cm) long (excluding the tail) and weigh 8-40 lbs (3.5-18 kg). Troops live in mountains and lowlands and along shores. Some species, incl. the rhesus monkey, are important to humans. Malays train pigtailed macaques (M. nemestrina) to pick coconuts. See also Barbary ape, bonnet monkey, Celebes black ape.
machine
Device that amplifies or replaces human or animal effort to accomplish a physical task. A machine may be further defined as a device consisting of two or more parts that transmit or modify force and motion in order to do work. The five simple machines are the lever, the wedge, the wheel and axle, the pulley, and the screw; all complex machines are combinations of these basic devices. The operation of a machine may involve the transformation of chemical, thermal, electrical, or nuclear energy into mechanical energy, or vice versa. All machines have an input, an output, and a transforming or modifying and transmitting device. Machines that receive their input energy from a natural source (such as air currents, moving water, coal, petroleum, or uranium) and transform it into mechanical energy are known as prime movers; examples include windmills, waterwheels, turbines, steam engines, and internal-combustion engines.
mackerel
Swift-moving, carnivorous, torpedo-shaped food and sport fishes of temperate and tropical seas worldwide. Mackerels (family Scombridae, order Perciformes) are 1-5.5 ft (30-170 cm) long. The common mackerel (Scomber scombrus) of the N. Atlantic and the chub mackerel (S. colias) of California and the Atlantic are economically important, as are the Indian mackerels (genus Rastrelliger) and the frigate mackerels (genus Auxis). Other species (genus Scomberomorus) are favorite game fish. The name mackerel also refers to certain shark species (see mackerel shark), tuna, and bonito.
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