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Macacus innus

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Barbary \Bar"ba*ry\, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.]
   The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the
   Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind
   of pigeon.

   {Barbary ape} (Zo["o]l.), an ape ({Macacus innus}) of north
      Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey
      inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
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