rhesus C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɹiːsəs/ See IPA manual Freq #50770 Meanings 1 noun of southern Asia 2 noun A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta. 3 noun Denotes a system for categorising human blood types based on the presence or absence of various antigens, especially Rhesus factor D. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · of southern asia rhesus monkey 3 noun · denotes a system for... rh More bhunder Word family Derived forms rhesusize Common collocations rhesus factor Noun + noun Etymology So named because the first identified antigen (RhD) was originally believed to be the same as one discovered in rhesus macaques. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rhesus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹiːsəs/ **Frequency rank:** 50770 ## Meanings 1. of southern Asia 2. A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta. 3. Denotes a system for categorising human blood types based on the presence or absence of various antigens, especially Rhesus factor D. ## Synonyms - bhunder ## Derived Forms - rhesusize ## Etymology So named because the first identified antigen (RhD) was originally believed to be the same as one discovered in rhesus macaques. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown